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1999 American film

Our Friend, Martin is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King Jr.

and the Civil Rights Movement. Produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P. and Intellectual Properties Worldwide and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment under the CBS/Fox Video label, it was released three days before Martin Luther King Jr.'s 70th birthday and was the final release under the CBS/Fox Video name before it was retired.

The film follows two friends in middle school who travel through time, meeting Dr. King at several points throughout his life. It featured an all-star voice cast and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour)".

Plot

Miles Woodman, an African-American boy who is a fan of Hank Aaron and attends Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, is doing poorly academically, and his teacher, Mrs. Clark, tells him that he may hav