Malcolm X: Struggle for Freedom

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1960

Complete Record: 1) Stills of blacks during protests. US black civil rights protests with fire hoses, arrests by police with DOGs. VO describing worldwide oppression of blacks, shots of prisoner (Steve Biko?) being taken away in Africa. Whites lawn bowling. Whites observing blacks in field. Crowd of protesters with signs in Africa. Black soldiers marching with riffles. VO describing black uprising against white colonialism. KKK members in white robes, small child in KKK robes, night procession of white men w/ KKK members, cross burning in field w/ KKK members. Interview with Malcolm X: speaking of domestic nature of Afro-American’s (American Negroes) struggle and efforts to make it a worldwide struggle for human rights in context of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Afro-American’s must work with South Africa, Mozambique, Cutaways to civil rights meetings. Criticizes the US civil rights leaders. VO describing Malcolm’s rise to power, Malcolm speaking at rally. Interview shot, Malcolm speaking about the Afro-American intellectual, adapting socialism for different countries. Cutaways to crowds listening to speaker. Malcolm interview speaking about importance of women’s rights. Shots of women protesters being arrested in Africa, taken away in police van. March of African women, all carrying sticks, dancing, chanting. VO describing similarities between blacks in America and around the world. Malcolm interview: speaking about black struggle around the world. Caribbean, Cuba, Brazil. Call for coordination of black rights efforts worldwide and independence for Africa. Rise of Mao in China. Shots of UN building exterior. UN meeting room, members applauding speaker. Shots of military parades in China, armed marchers, Mao observing parade. Red Square. VO speaking about nuclear weapons in China. Shots of Chinese in crowd cheering. Malcolm interview: speaking about nuclear weapons in China. Shots of African soldiers on training mission. VO speaking of danger to Malcolm. Shot of Malcolm getting in car, riding (POV shots from car in tunnel), arriving and walking around at airport. Being interviewed by reporter at airport. Shots and funeral footage, casket being carried out of church, graveside shots. VO speaking of people carrying on Malcolm’s work. Still of Malcolm.