A film from the Paramount Network.
I was 13 when Dr. King was murdered.
I could not comprehend what I was watching on TV from my safe, comfortable living room. The screen was too small, maybe, and my town was too far, and my community too different.
I watched cities burn in April 1968, but I did not understand.
I watched more since then and I understand more now of what I was seeing.
This film is that moment for me, recapitulated, but now I see with the eyes of an adult who has lived through the America of the sixties and into the teens of the 21st century.
I’m overwhelmed and grieved as I remember along with this film how we have done so many things to hurt our brothers and sisters, but—I am deeply encouraged that we cannot kill the spirit of the man who called us to freedom and justice.
Dr. King is dead, but Dr. King lives forever.
Buy it or view it online (for a fee) here or check with your local library. They probably have a copy of this DVD, and you can likely stream it for free through your library as well.