Year: 1981
Runtime: 60 mins
Language: English
Director: Woodie King Jr.
Following his split from the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a target, yet he persisted in preaching equality and brotherhood despite constant threats. Using newsreel footage and contemporary interviews, the documentary chronicles the final twenty‑four hours before his 1965 assassination, accompanied by a score from jazz percussionist Max Roach.
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