- The sudden death of the four girls in Birmingham.
- Annie Lee Cooper, once again, getting her vote denied due to the unfair testing at the registration.
- Jimmie's death and the aftermath. To pay his respects, MLK visits the morgue and finds Cager. They both tell themselves that "God was with Jimmie" when he died. They start repeating the phrase. They're sincere, yet they seem to have a hard time believing in it.
- After withdrawing the second march across the bridge, MLK confesses that while he did turn back because he didn't want to risk any more lives, he also admits to a selfish reason: he himself couldn't handle getting beaten.
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