Movie: The conclusion of the 1933 film adaptation of "The Emperor Jones".  Starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones, an unscrupulously ambitious man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and cunningly sets himself up as emperor.

Movie: The conclusion of the 1933 film adaptation of "The Emperor Jones". Starring Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones, an unscrupulously ambitious man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and cunningly sets himself up as emperor.

Episode 268: "The Emperor Jones" (part 2)

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The Black Media Archive is a multi-media collection of African and African-American history, including speeches, archival video, movies, music, and more. It exists as a central resource of Black history in multi-media formats.

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Episode 268: "The Emperor Jones" (part 2)

Episode 268: "The Emperor Jones" (part 2)