Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power (2004)

overview : Rob Williams was an African-American living in Monroe, North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s. Living with injustice and oppression, many African-Americans advocated a non-violent resistance. Williams took a different tack, urging the oppressed to take up arms. Williams was stripped of his rank as leader of the local NAACP chapter, but he continued to encourage local African-Americans to carry weapons as a means of self-defense. Wanted on a kidnapping charge, Williams and his wife fled to Cuba. His radio show Radio Free Dixie could be heard in some parts of the United States.

Release Date : Jun 21, 2004

Runtime : 54m

Genre : Documentary  History  

Companies : California Newsreel

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Keywords : political activism, black panther party, black activist, african american man, american experience