It was September 3rd, 1958 my wife and I were on our way to the Montgomery courthouse to aid a fellow pastor, Ralph Abernathy. When we finally arrived to the courthouse two police officers refused to let us in. "My fellow friends I'm here today to watch the hearing of my fellow pastor and dear friend, to aid him in his trial". There is no wrong doing of this I explained. The unethical police officers refused …
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…Police department, knowing the immense power I mastered with using the media as a resource of rightful unification. While being fiercely pushed and ravaged by the officers, I found myself deemed as to why I was being but in such a position buy these officers. For what they called "loitering" and for what I called freedom of speech, I would be put away in jail for 14 days surrounded by the true barbarians of our society.