Every day, come rain or shine or internet tubes breaking, Film School Rejects showcases a trailer from the past. This trailer knows where it came from. Denzel Washington turns in a powerful performance as the most famous civil rights leader with a letter for a last name. In Spike Lee’s best film, a man rises up as a follower to become a leader, telling people that it’s time to stand up. Think you know what it is? Check out the trailer after the jump.

“We are the members of the All American League. We come from cities near & far. We have got Canadians, Irish ones & Swedes. We are all for one, we are one for all, we are all American!”