"The Most Dangerous Negro in America" - MLK/FBI (2020)

 

Press 

 "Sam Pollard’s sobering and essential documentary recounts the government’s efforts to blackmail, discredit, and otherwise disempower Martin Luther King, Jr. during the height of the Civil Rights movement..." —INDIEWIRE 

 "This film seems like one of the most urgent titles on the festival beat this year." —VANITY FAIR 

"Sam Pollard is back with a new documentary, and it may be the best of this year’s very impressive slate." —ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 

 "Pollard's 'MLK/FBI' is more than an eye-opening look at an icon...it’s a critical chapter that should be imprinted inside every white American’s heart." —THE PLAYLIST 

"Director Sam Pollard's illuminating and infuriating documentary focuses on how dirty tricks were used to undermine the work and influence of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr." —USA TODAY

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mistermuse said…
"Free at last!" didn't last after Dr. King's 1963 speech, and although racism may have seemed on the wane for a while, it has always been there, simmering to a large extent beneath the surface pending a spark to ignite it. Donald Trump has ignited that spark, and must be defeated because another four years may take decades to undo. Our better angels have seldom been in greater danger of losing their wings.
September 19, 2020 at 5:59 PM
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