Director Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro is
must-see viewing for anyone, who wants to understand the dynamics of the racial
issues that have dominated American history over the last 60 years.
Based on Writer James Baldwin’s unfinished novel Remember
This House, the film covers Baldwin’s personal experience, as well as
his relationships with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, all
of whom were assassinated in the cause of Civil Rights.
Editor Alexandra Strauss has done a masterful job in
stringing together footage from a variety of sources, both then and now, to
create an understanding to White Americans of our Country from the point of
view of, arguably, the most articulate Black American of the past century.
Having had the honor of spending one-on-one time with
both Baldwin and Malcolm X, the film allowed me to piece together thoughts and
develop a greater understanding of them, as well as the plight of all Americans,
who suffered for their rights then and are doing so, now.
I give I Am Not Your Negro a 4.6 out of 5.
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