Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
In 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the prize for his non-violen…
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
In 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the prize for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the African American population in the United States. The prize recognized his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and his commitment to achieving equality through peaceful means. In his speech King highlights that in the US 20 million African Americans are still fighting for their share of equality and liberty, even though slavery has been formally abolishes decades ago. Back in the US, four African American girls are shown walking down the stairs of the 16th Street Baptist Church, talking. An explosion goes off, killing all four girls and injuring others. The bomb was set by the Ku Klux Klan. In Selma, Alabama, Annie Lee Cooper (Oprah Winfrey) attempts to register to vote but is prevented by the white registrar. King meets with President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) and asks for federal legislation to allow African American citizens to register to vote unencumbered. Johnson says he has more important projects. King says that the right to vote is important because for decades African American's have been systematically prosecuted & hunted by whites in a still segregated South. The white criminals are never apprehended by white officials chosen by an all-white electorate, & in the rare occasion they go to trial, they are freed by an all-white jury, as you can't serve on the jury unless you have the right to vote. President Jhonson wants King on his side as he does not want the African American civil rights movement going back to its extremists roots under Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch). King travels to Selma with Ralph Abernathy (Colman Domingo), Andrew Young (André Holland), James Orange (Omar Dorsey), and Diane Nash (Tessa Thompson). Selma is an Alabama town & heart of the anti-African American sentiment in the south. King checks into a hotel that bars African Americans. James Bevel (Common) greets them, and other SCLC activists appear. SCLC was a key organization in the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on ending segregation and discrimination against African Americans. SCLC's activities included leading campaigns against segregation in cities like Albany, New York, and Birmingham, Alabama, organizing the March on Washington. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker) tells Johnson that King is a problem, and suggests they disrupt his marriage. Coretta Scott King (Carmen Ejogo) has concerns about her husband's upcoming work in Selma. King calls singer Mahalia Jackson (Ledisi Young) to inspire him with song. King and African American Selma residents march to the registration office to register. After a confrontation in front of the courthouse a shoving match occurs as the police go into the crowd. Cooper fights back, knocking Sheriff Jim Clark (Stan Houston) to the ground, leading to the arrest of Cooper, King, and others. Alabama Governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) speaks out against the movement. Coretta meets with Malcolm X who says he will drive whites to ally with King by advocating a more extreme position. Malcolm & King never saw eye to eye as King was a proponent of non-violence, while Malcolm wanted to raise a African American army to fight for African American rights. Wallace and Al Lingo (Stephen Root) state police sheriff, decide to use force at an upcoming night march in Marion, Alabama, using state troopers to assault the marchers. A group of protesters runs into a restaurant to hide, but troopers rush in to beat and shoot Jimmie Lee Jackson (LaKeith Stanfield). King and Bevel meet with Cager Lee (Henry G. Sanders), Jackson's grandfather, at the morgue. King speaks to ask people to continue to fight for their rights. Harassing phone calls with a recording of sexual activity implied to be King and another woman lead to an argument with Coretta. She knows it is a fabrication, but the strain of constant death threats has taken its toll on her. The Kings receive threats to their children, and King is criticized by members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). SNCC was an important organization in the US civil rights movement. It played a key role in organizing and leading various nonviolent protests, including sit-ins, to challenge racial segregation. As the Selma-to-Montgomery march is about to begin, King talks to Young about delaying it for a day so he can spend some time with his family, but Young convinces King to let the march begin as scheduled without him, saying he can join later. The marchers, including John Lewis (Stephan James) of SNCC, Hosea Williams of SCLC, and Selma activist Amelia Boynton (Lorraine Toussaint), cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge and approach a line of state troopers who put on gas masks, and then attack with clubs, horses, tear gas and other weapons. Lewis and Boynton are among those badly injured. The attack is shown on national television as the wounded are treated at the movement's headquarter church. Movement attorney Fred Gray (Cuba Gooding Jr.) asks federal Judge Frank Minis Johnson (Martin Sheen) to let the march go forward. President Johnson demands that King and Wallace stop their actions and sends Assistant Attorney General John Doar (Alessandro Nivola) to convince King to postpone the next march. White Americans, including Viola Liuzzo (Tara Ochs) and James Reeb (Jeremy Strong), arrive to join the second march. Marchers cross the bridge again and see the state troopers lined up, but the troopers turn aside to let them pass. King, after praying, leads the group away, and comes under sharp criticism from SNCC activists. That evening Reeb is beaten by two white men on the street, and King is told of his death. Judge Johnson allows the march. President Johnson speaks before a Joint Session of Congress to ask for quick passage of a bill to eliminate restrictions on voting, praises the courage of the activists, and proclaims in his speech "We shall overcome". The march on the highway to Montgomery takes place, and when the marchers reach Montgomery King delivers a speech on the steps of the State Capitol. King concludes by saying that equality for African Americans is approaching.
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Biography,Documentary,Drama
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In 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize.
Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the prize for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the African American population in the United States. The prize recognized his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement and his commitment to achieving equality through peaceful means.
In his speech King highlights that in the US 20 million African Americans are still fighting for their share of equality and liberty, even though slavery has been formally abolishes decades ago. Back in the US, four African American girls are shown walking down the stairs of the 16th Street Baptist Church, talking. An explosion goes off, killing all four girls and injuring others.
The bomb was set by the Ku Klux Klan. In Selma, Alabama, Annie Lee Cooper (Oprah Winfrey) attempts to register to vote but is prevented by the white registrar. King meets with President Lyndon B.
Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) and asks for federal legislation to allow African American citizens to register to vote unencumbered. Johnson says he has more important projects. King says that the right to vote is important because for decades African American's have been systematically prosecuted & hunted by whites in a still segregated South.
The white criminals are never apprehended by white officials chosen by an all-white electorate, & in the rare occasion they go to trial, they are freed by an all-white jury, as you can't serve on the jury unless you have the right to vote. President Jhonson wants King on his side as he does not want the African American civil rights movement going back to its extremists roots under Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch). King travels to Selma with Ralph Abernathy (Colman Domingo), Andrew Young (André Holland), James Orange (Omar Dorsey), and Diane Nash (Tessa Thompson).
Selma is an Alabama town & heart of the anti-African American sentiment in the south. King checks into a hotel that bars African Americans. James Bevel (Common) greets them, and other SCLC activists appear.
SCLC was a key organization in the Civil Rights Movement, focusing on ending segregation and discrimination against African Americans. SCLC's activities included leading campaigns against segregation in cities like Albany, New York, and Birmingham, Alabama, organizing the March on Washington. FBI director J.
Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker) tells Johnson that King is a problem, and suggests they disrupt his marriage. Coretta Scott King (Carmen Ejogo) has concerns about her husband's upcoming work in Selma. King calls singer Mahalia Jackson (Ledisi Young) to inspire him with song.
King and African American Selma residents march to the registration office to register. After a confrontation in front of the courthouse a shoving match occurs as the police go into the crowd. Cooper fights back, knocking Sheriff Jim Clark (Stan Houston) to the ground, leading to the arrest of Cooper, King, and others.
Alabama Governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) speaks out against the movement. Coretta meets with Malcolm X who says he will drive whites to ally with King by advocating a more extreme position. Malcolm & King never saw eye to eye as King was a proponent of non-violence, while Malcolm wanted to raise a African American army to fight for African American rights.
Wallace and Al Lingo (Stephen Root) state police sheriff, decide to use force at an upcoming night march in Marion, Alabama, using state troopers to assault the marchers. A group of protesters runs into a restaurant to hide, but troopers rush in to beat and shoot Jimmie Lee Jackson (LaKeith Stanfield). King and Bevel meet with Cager Lee (Henry G.
Sanders), Jackson's grandfather, at the morgue. King speaks to ask people to continue to fight for their rights. Harassing phone calls with a recording of sexual activity implied to be King and another woman lead to an argument with Coretta.
She knows it is a fabrication, but the strain of constant death threats has taken its toll on her. The Kings receive threats to their children, and King is criticized by members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). SNCC was an important organization in the US civil rights movement.
It played a key role in organizing and leading various nonviolent protests, including sit-ins, to challenge racial segregation. As the Selma-to-Montgomery march is about to begin, King talks to Young about delaying it for a day so he can spend some time with his family, but Young convinces King to let the march begin as scheduled without him, saying he can join later. The marchers, including John Lewis (Stephan James) of SNCC, Hosea Williams of SCLC, and Selma activist Amelia Boynton (Lorraine Toussaint), cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge and approach a line of state troopers who put on gas masks, and then attack with clubs, horses, tear gas and other weapons.
Lewis and Boynton are among those badly injured. The attack is shown on national television as the wounded are treated at the movement's headquarter church. Movement attorney Fred Gray (Cuba Gooding Jr.) asks federal Judge Frank Minis Johnson (Martin Sheen) to let the march go forward.
President Johnson demands that King and Wallace stop their actions and sends Assistant Attorney General John Doar (Alessandro Nivola) to convince King to postpone the next march. White Americans, including Viola Liuzzo (Tara Ochs) and James Reeb (Jeremy Strong), arrive to join the second march. Marchers cross the bridge again and see the state troopers lined up, but the troopers turn aside to let them pass.
King, after praying, leads the group away, and comes under sharp criticism from SNCC activists. That evening Reeb is beaten by two white men on the street, and King is told of his death. Judge Johnson allows the march.
President Johnson speaks before a Joint Session of Congress to ask for quick passage of a bill to eliminate restrictions on voting, praises the courage of the activists, and proclaims in his speech "We shall overcome". The march on the highway to Montgomery takes place, and when the marchers reach Montgomery King delivers a speech on the steps of the State Capitol. King concludes by saying that equality for African Americans is approaching..