OPEN MIND Special: Race Relations in Crisis 6/12/63 - 11/13/92 (1963)

★★★★★ · The relationship of Malcolm X and James Farmer · Enlightened · 2006-08-16

This is a beautiful piece, I must say. In Malcolm X's writings, on more than one occasion, I saw where he expressed respect and admiration for James Farmer, even though they disagreed on certain important topics. He spoke of him as a worthy adversary in debates and somewhat of a friend behind the scenes and that he enjoyed his company. I didn't know much about Farmer, but seeing and hearing him in this clip has provided me some insight about why Malcolm X felt that way. This is great.

★★★★★ · A Critical Bit of African-American History · HistoryTeacher · 2005-08-12

Here you have it: several of the major players in the Civil Rights Movement hashing it out over how best to fulfill the asperations of America's long-suffering black community. Contrast and compare the radical seperatist Malcom X with the more moderate (but still strident) James Farmer. All that is missing here is Dr. King himself, who's views are represented by Wyatt T. Walker. Pure gold.