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Then a white reverend pulls up looking for the West home, which is coincidentally Rachel's last name.
The man introduces himself as Jonathan Daniels from New Hampshire and says Rachel's parents asked him to come and stay at their house.
Cheyenne can't believe a white man is staying at her friend's house.
Jonathan meets up with Rachel's mom and says that when he heard that Dr. King needed volunteers in Selma, he just had to come.
He offers to pay room and board, but Rachel's mom insists it's not necessary.
Cheyenne still can't get over the fact that he's a preacher, but wearing blue jeans.
Over at the church, Reverend Daniels is being shown around the grounds by a woman named Sally.
He explains he's in town for the movement, and Sally says she sympathizes with their plight.
but doesn't have time to volunteer.
She then introduces him to Father Whitaker, a priest he's told to look up by one of his friends back at home.
Father Whitaker offers him tea, and Sally says anytime he needs help in the town, feel free to call.
Now, man to man, Jonathan says he's in Selma to help with the civil rights movement.
And though he's a man of God, that doesn't seem to excite Father Whitaker.
He explains the last thing the town needs are northerners stirring the kettle.
Jonathan can't believe the priest doesn't believe in integration.
And Father Whitaker aggressively explains that the South is just different.
The two men awkwardly shake hands and part ways.
And that's when I was sitting there and I was like, I'm going to hate all these people.
Somebody who's trying to teach the word of Christ who's saying things like this.
There are worlds I'm just unfamiliar with.