Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

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Gus Hall

Gus Hall (Cherry Township, 1910 - New York City, 2000) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party and perennial candidate for president of the United States. This film follows his personal life, his first years as a communist and trade unionist, his leadership with the Communist Party and the Party's intersection with the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, politics of the Soviet Union and LGBT rights.

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