Citizen King
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• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 19 January, 2004
DVD Release : 08 February, 2005 |
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Wonderful, inspiring, sad, tragic..yet still there is HOPE.
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This is a marvelous DVD, a great tribute to the greatest civil rights leader. How often we hear that LBJ gave us civil rights. That is not true. It truly would not have happened without Martin Luther King. I thought I knew a lot about Dr. King, but I was wrong. This DVD showed how he struggled just to get the attention of the government, then of course suffered harassment and intimidation beyond reason. Watching this film it becomes clear that civil rights were hard to win in the north as well as the south. King also had to struggle with those who agreed with him, but questioned the value of a non-violent approach. It is all here in marvelous documentary footage, the ugly attacks on civil rights protestors in the north and the south, his inspiring speeches, and unflagging spirit. Lyndon Johnson appears at his typical manipulative best, unable to own Martin King or move him around like a pawn, he ultimately spurned Dr. King. Johnson's reluctance to support full voting rights shows the power and influence of Dr. King who pushes the campaign on his own until victory is won on that issue. Dr. King also saw that Vietnam was destroying much of the good won by the movement and had great courage to oppose the war. No other leader in America had his courage, vision or perseverance. The politicians pale in comparison, whether we are speaking of Lyndon Johnson or John Kennedy. We are left wondering whether we would have civil rights today had King not marched on Washington and demanded the justice America promised. Hanging over the whole drama is the grim figure of J. Edgar Hoover who sought to destroy Dr. King. We hear again how the FBI tried to blackmail Dr. King into committing suicide. It only adds more to Dr. King's legacy that he was strong enough to withstand it all. .With the murder of JFK, Dr. King and his followers realized their own vulnerability. We should all watch this DVD with our children and remember how hard won are the rights American have today, and that we must be always ready to defend anyone against racial, religious, or simply bigotry of any kind.
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