James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated Black leader through various sources, focusing mostly on newsreels, archival footage, riveting public appearances, and speeches by the man himself.

Poet Rajnii Eddins hosts the film as part of his duo of screening selections, which concludes with Spike Lee’s summer-in-Brooklyn coming-of-age story Crooklyn on Sunday, October 13.