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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

But they couldn't dothat for Dr. King, because he preached love

But they couldn't do
that for Dr. King, because he preached love

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But they couldn't do that for Dr. King,
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because he preached love.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:03
Uploaded
Apr 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Rada Studio,Confluential Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Bertha Doc Society,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
To make an excuse of Dr. King's killing. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
To make an excuse of Dr. King's killing.
So, when they killed Dr. King, they just opened up the eyes - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
So, when they killed Dr. King, they just opened up the eyes
"When I was a teenager, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:14
"When I was a teenager,
But then I went to college - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:09
But then I went to college
And not just real through withdrawal - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:11
And not just real through withdrawal
So catatonic emotions - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:10
So catatonic emotions
For a while, progress was made - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
For a while, progress was made
'Cause I wrote a book and found a love, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:15
'Cause I wrote a book and found a love,
Then Hammarskjöld was killed, and Lumumba was killed, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:12
Then Hammarskjöld was killed, and Lumumba was killed,
And Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman were killed, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:07
And Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman were killed,
And sometimes I wonder why I didn't become a debutante - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:16
And sometimes I wonder why I didn't become a debutante
Instead of a for real Black person - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:08
Instead of a for real Black person
I'm not in the least denying it, 'cause you're perfectly right. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not in the least denying it, 'cause you'r...
I'm not being a missionary - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
I'm not being a missionary
I don't think that that's a question, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I don't think that that's a question,
In any case, my father and my father's father - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:06
In any case, my father and my father's father
'Cause, like, I deserve, you know, - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
'Cause, like, I deserve, you know,
- Mm-hmm. - You know, whatever that means. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
- Mm-hmm. - You know, whatever that means.
Well, I... personally, I'm just not interested - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
Well, I... personally, I'm just not interested
I'm not interested in the president or a Congress. - Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project 00:05
I'm not interested in the president or a Congress.