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He said, "Can you get out here?" The person, whom you have come to know as Ronald Stokes,
we know him as brother Ronald. And an innocent man
when he was murdered. That's when
Ronald Stokes was shot. Police had gone to the mosque, and there'd been
some confrontation with the young Muslims
out in front of the mosque. These are the victims
of police bullets. And it is the police who should
be on trial here in Los Angeles. Malcolm wanted to show
the rest of the world that these guys
were using brutality, especially against Muslims. They can go in
and murder unarmed, innocent Negroes, and the White public is
gullible enough to back them up. Malcolm was
terribly angry, as were a lot of Black people
who were not Muslims. I was angry myself,
terribly angry
we know him as brother Ronald. And an innocent man
when he was murdered. That's when
Ronald Stokes was shot. Police had gone to the mosque, and there'd been
some confrontation with the young Muslims
out in front of the mosque. These are the victims
of police bullets. And it is the police who should
be on trial here in Los Angeles. Malcolm wanted to show
the rest of the world that these guys
were using brutality, especially against Muslims. They can go in
and murder unarmed, innocent Negroes, and the White public is
gullible enough to back them up. Malcolm was
terribly angry, as were a lot of Black people
who were not Muslims. I was angry myself,
terribly angry
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He said, "Can you get out here?"
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The person, whom you have come
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to know as Ronald Stokes,
we know him as brother Ronald.
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And an innocent man
when he was murdered.
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That's when
Ronald Stokes was shot.
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Police had gone to the mosque,
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and there'd been
some confrontation
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with the young Muslims
out in front of the mosque.
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These are the victims
of police bullets.
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And it is the police who should
be on trial here in Los Angeles.
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Malcolm wanted to show
the rest of the world
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that these guys
were using brutality,
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especially against Muslims.
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They can go in
and murder unarmed,
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innocent Negroes,
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and the White public is
gullible enough to back them up.
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Malcolm was
terribly angry,
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as were a lot of Black people
who were not Muslims.
00:00:46.002 --> 00:00:48.998
I was angry myself,
terribly angry.
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Movie Summary
Follows Gordon Parks' stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
