Greatest Americans of the 20th Century pt. ll (Live In Bakersfield, CA)

It's so exciting, brilliant and talented people from all walks of life are entering the auditorium Let's go to our room with reporter Wally Walter who is standing outside the doors Thank you Angelica, it's fantastic to be part of such an evening Wait, here comes a baby, I think yes Excuse me ma'am Yes, who are you I'm Martha Graham The Martha Graham? Fantastic This is Martha Graham, ladies and gentlemen, the famous, er, in town, the Graham Cracker I just love Graham Crackers There's something more I'd like to know Yes How did you get all those little preparations in the crackers Wally, you idiot I mean, what a kidder Everyone knows Martha Graham, the great dancing choreographer Wait a minute, here come a couple guys that must be with others Just look at them I mean, you're the brothers of Ganondorf No, those are fictional characters from a Russian novel Wait, don't tell me, the Lunar Brothers I knew it, ladies and gentlemen, these guys discover cough drops No, you've got the wrong brothers Okay, I give up, who are you We're the Wright Brothers Well, of course you're the Wright Brothers if you're not the wrong brothers, but really, what's your name Really, we're the Wright Brothers Don't play games with me, I've got infected hanging on my shoes cutting by this morning I'm not feeling well But it's true, we are the Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers If you want to fly, get out and try If you want to fly, we're the Wright Brothers I remember when I danced I was good at laughing out of sight But this is all just a lie What they were is that you saw below You were mostly up to your feet or so But that was the news in 1903 We are the Wright, Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers If you want to fly, get out and try If you want to fly, we're the Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers If you want to fly, get out and try You can fly alone, you can fly in a plane There's a whole world to come, there's time to be free It started right back there in Kitty Hawk We are the Wright, Wright Brothers We are the Wright, Wright Brothers If you want to fly, get out and try If you want to fly, we're the Wright Brothers If you want to fly, get out and try If you want to fly, we're the Wright Brothers Welcome on to Guest Nominees Let's get straight to our first award Thank you, thank you Ernest Hemingway I am, of course. Where's my award Mr. Hemingway, I'm sorry, but this is not your category It isn't? Are you sure You're not supposed to be out here Well, since I'm already here, you can talk about me for a few minutes Not now Why don't we just mention a few of my novels? It won't take long No, I'm sorry Farewell, farewell to all I'm sorry about that. Now back to the awards To present our humanitarian award, I am proud to introduce Two great Americans of their own right, Rachel Carson and Walt Disney Rachel, it's an honor to be here with you Your book, Silent Spring, about pesticide poisoning pretty much started the whole environmental movement Thank you, Walt Who would have thought that at the same time I was writing You'd come and come and try to keep the United States in a better place You'd be changing the world with an enemy of the rodent Life's a mystery, and Rachel, but enough about us We got an important award right now There are so many inspiring humanitarian leaders of 20th century America Our panel of judges had a very difficult time selecting just one winner, but they did Let's find out who it is For his work and civil rights, for leading the nonviolence To a great cause, and for Black Americans, the winner is Dr. Martin Luther King Thank you I am honored, but I cannot accept this award alone I want to acknowledge the bravery of one woman On December 5th, 1955, Rosa Parks was riding in a bus from Montgomery, Alabama She was sitting in the pit row in what was called the colored section Blacks are not allowed in front, and we will be quiet but I want to give my seat to any white person who wanted it But on that day, Rosa did not give up her seat Rosa did not move to the back of the bus Rosa did not accept second-class citizenship And by that one simple and brave gesture, the civil rights movement was galvanized Thank you, Rosa Parks Rosa Parks, you may enter please Rosa Parks, you're gonna inspire me You know, you know, it's gonna be a fight But you're not moving to the back of the bus But you're not moving to the back of the bus Rosa Parks, you're under arrest Rosa Parks, now you've come to test If it's evil or if it's good To make you move on to the back of the bus To make you move on to the back of the bus We organized a mud pot event that lasted 382 days Rosa refused to pay the fine, and her court case made it all the way to the Supreme Court In December of 1950, the Supreme Court declared that the segregation of the South was unconstitutional Good old Rosa never wavered Rosa Parks, you've always solved Rosa Parks, and you don't belong You're miserable You are Why not move into the back of the bus Why not move into the back of the bus