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

  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Rating
7 / 10 (1 votes)
Release date
June 21, 2004
Runtime
54m
Language
English
Director
Sandra Dickson, Churchill Roberts
Status
Released
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  • Robert F. WilliamsSelf (archive footage)
  • Walter CronkiteSelf (archive footage)
  • Julian BondSelf

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