This is an excerpt of a speech given by Malcolm X titled "The FBI and Black Muslims".

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a black Messiah"?

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a black Messiah"?

Dr. Betty Shabazz discusses the numerous death threats and murder attempts made against the life of her husband, Malcolm X, by members of Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam.

This is a speech titled "You Got What's Known As 'White's Disease'" delivered by Malcolm X at a Nation of Islam rally.

This is a television interview with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (1964) conducted by Irv Kupcinet.

This is a part of an interview with former slave Mr. Fountain Hughes of Baltimore, Maryland (1949). Interview conducted by Mr. Hermond Norwood.

This interview is part of the Library of Congress American Memory Collection: Voices From the Days of Slavery (Former Slaves Tell Their Stories), available online.

This documentary (1967) demonstrates how the formation of a food-buying club by a group of Newark welfare mothers brought about a necessary change in the community.

This is a short documentary clip of the Black Panther Party's Breakfast for School Children program. It features a commentary by Bobby Seale.

In Spring 1963, James Baldwin appeared on "The Negro and the American Promise," a talk show aired on Boston public television. This is a segment of his interview with Dr. Kenneth Clark.