1
00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,335
- Well, when I first met Martin,

2
00:00:02,335 --> 00:00:05,171
we were playing Cub Scout 
football here in the backyard,

3
00:00:06,272 --> 00:00:08,842
I was about seven years of age,

4
00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:10,510
but when the game was over,

5
00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:14,314
my mother introduced 
us to Ralph Abernathy,

6
00:00:14,314 --> 00:00:18,084
and to Fred Shuttlesworth, 
and to Andy Young,

7
00:00:18,084 --> 00:00:19,519
and, of course, to Martin.

8
00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:22,756
Martin asked me to 
call him Uncle Mike.

9
00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:26,760
This was a place 
of privacy for him.

10
00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,162
It was a place 
where he could rest,

11
00:00:29,162 --> 00:00:31,631
where he could walk around 
without his shoes on.

12
00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:35,969
[gentle music]

13
00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:40,940
And as time passed and the 
news reels began to play,

14
00:00:42,475 --> 00:00:46,046
and I could see the effect of 
the conversations held here,

15
00:00:46,946 --> 00:00:48,548
starting to reach the nation

16
00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:50,016
and then on to the world,

17
00:00:50,016 --> 00:00:53,353
it was almost awe-inspiring, 
to tell you the truth,

18
00:00:53,353 --> 00:00:58,324
I did not realize that these 
men were changing the world.

19
00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:00,994
[gentle music]