What if Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had secretly met at the height of the civil rights movement? Could they have bridged the distance between their very divergent approaches to the fight for equality? Such an imaginary intrigue is at the heart of this Emmy- and Image award-winning 1991 film that aired on PBS's prestigious American Playhouse series. Boasting powerful performances by Jason Bernard as King, and Dick Anthony Williams as Malcolm X, The Meeting--which postulates a clandestine rendezvous in February 1965, mere weeks before Malcolm X's assassination--serves up a dynamic dramatization of the differences in the two men's philosophies and explores the common ground to be found between nonviolent resistance and militant revolution. A fascinating “what if” about the two most important figures in race relations during the ‘60s in America, this is recommended. (M. Johanson)
The Meeting
Monterey, 73 min., not rated, VHS: $19.95 Volume 19, Issue 1
The Meeting
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