Malcolm X: Struggle for Freedom

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A documentary short with the title “Malcolm X: Struggle for Freedom.” It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white polyester film with optical sound. The film documents Malcolm X discussing the plight of African Americans and Black people more broadly while on a trip to Paris. The documentary opens with a still image of filmmaker John Taylor standing beneath a set of flags before an introductory montage including newsreel scenes of police brutality against civil rights demonstrators in the United States, colonialists and liberation forces in Africa, and depictions of the Ku Klux Klan before cutting to footage of Malcolm X addressing an audience at a round table. Four other individuals, two men and two women, are also seated at the table with him. Much of his discussion focuses on the need for a strong, independent African continent and solidarity across the African diaspora.

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