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Sound of the Police

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, when will you be satisfied?

[crowd cheering] [applause] MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.:
There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, when will you be satisfied?

Full Transcript

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[crowd cheering]
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[applause]
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: There are those who are asking
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the devotees of civil rights,
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when will you be satisfied?
Duration
15 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:53
Uploaded
Mar 14, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Firelight Films,ABC News Studios

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Movie Summary

The fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility on all sides, that fuels the ongoing conflict between African American communities and law enforcement.
We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro - Sound of the Police 00:09
We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro
[cheering] - Sound of the Police 00:07
[cheering]
He was one of the first that would actually articulate - Sound of the Police 00:08
He was one of the first that would actually articulate
MARTIN LUTHER: No, we are not satisfied, - Sound of the Police 00:11
MARTIN LUTHER: No, we are not satisfied,
[crowd cheering] - Sound of the Police 00:16
[crowd cheering]
The camera took the veil off of the brutality - Sound of the Police 00:09
The camera took the veil off of the brutality
So cameras played a vital role because Dr. King understood - Sound of the Police 00:21
So cameras played a vital role because Dr. King understood
I'm looking at Birmingham. - Sound of the Police 00:07
I'm looking at Birmingham.
All the way to I'm looking at you beat Rodney King. - Sound of the Police 00:05
All the way to I'm looking at you beat Rodney King.
TONY: George Holliday's wife had bought him a video camera. - Sound of the Police 00:06
TONY: George Holliday's wife had bought him a video cam...
He picked up the camera because he heard a commotion - Sound of the Police 00:08
He picked up the camera because he heard a commotion
The first thing George Holliday shot with his new video camera - Sound of the Police 00:09
The first thing George Holliday shot with his new video came...
He called in to the LAPD and tried to get some response. - Sound of the Police 00:06
He called in to the LAPD and tried to get some response.
"Hey, do you guys want to see the video?" - Sound of the Police 00:07
"Hey, do you guys want to see the video?"
So he calls KTLA, the station that he watches, - Sound of the Police 00:12
So he calls KTLA, the station that he watches,
- Dramatic videotape obtained by Channel 5 News - Sound of the Police 00:10
- Dramatic videotape obtained by Channel 5 News
TONY: I said the best way for this story to be told - Sound of the Police 00:09
TONY: I said the best way for this story to be told
That news story is the reason the Rodney King beating tape - Sound of the Police 00:10
That news story is the reason the Rodney King beating tape
REPORTER: It began as a high speed chase, - Sound of the Police 00:13
REPORTER: It began as a high speed chase,
AL: Here was a guy that was not even trying - Sound of the Police 00:14
AL: Here was a guy that was not even trying