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Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. [4]
For many Black Americans, the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are inextricably linked. Yet the two men’s only documented meeting, on March 26, 1964, was an unintentional one.
In the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro (2016), Evers is one of three Black activists (the other two are Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X) who are the focus of reminiscences by author James Baldwin, who recounts the circumstances of and his reaction to Evers' assassination. [65]
It consists of six episodes, which premiered on January 21, 1987, and concluded on February 25, 1987. The second part, Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads, chronicles the time period from the national emergence of Malcolm X in 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago. It ...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X waiting for a press conference, on March 26, 1964. Marion S. Trikosko—Universal History Archive/Getty Images. ... As Jonathan Eig’s biography King: ...
Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre, stars of National Geographic's "Genius: MLK/X," say they had to overcome their doubts to portray the civil rights leaders. The final two episodes run Thursday.
Malcolm X, also known as Malcolm X: ... Montgomery to Memphis - 1970 Oscar-nominated documentary this time focusing on Martin Luther King Jr.
"We are only asking for the declassification of our father's records, along with President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and, of course, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King," added Malcolm X's ...