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When my mother was pregnant with me... ...a party of Klansmen surrounded
our house in Omaha, Nebraska. They brandished guns and shouted
for my father to come out. We know you're in there, come out! My pregnant mother went to the door... ...and said that my father
was in Milwaukee, preaching. He's in Milwaukee. These hooded men
said that good white Christians... ...would not stand for his troublemaking
and to get out of town
our house in Omaha, Nebraska. They brandished guns and shouted
for my father to come out. We know you're in there, come out! My pregnant mother went to the door... ...and said that my father
was in Milwaukee, preaching. He's in Milwaukee. These hooded men
said that good white Christians... ...would not stand for his troublemaking
and to get out of town
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When my mother was pregnant with me...
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...a party of Klansmen surrounded
our house in Omaha, Nebraska.
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They brandished guns and shouted
for my father to come out.
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We know you're in there, come out!
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My pregnant mother went to the door...
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...and said that my father
was in Milwaukee, preaching.
00:00:20.269 --> 00:00:21.353
He's in Milwaukee.
00:00:21.521 --> 00:00:23.897
These hooded men
said that good white Christians...
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...would not stand for his troublemaking
and to get out of town.
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Movie Summary
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
