Smithsonian Channel: MLK - The Assassination Tapes

MLK
A+ revieved as described. An excellent resource for Afro-American history and of our nation. Well worth the wait.enjoyed it very much. a keeper.

Misleading Title...
Pros:Colour film of events surrounding the assassination with very good picture quality considering age.

Cons:The title of this dvd is misleading,it should refer to events surrounding the assassination.A very short
section given to the actual murder by forces unknown.46 minutes long overall,should be double that.

Summary:This dvd is suitable for 12 year olds,as a starter on the subject.If you want to go straight for the
main meal then watch Evidence of Revision which by comparison is for adults only.

Excellent Facts-Only Accounting of MLK's Assassination
So much of what accounts for retrospective biographies today involves interview snippets of current celebrities, educators, or politicians reflecting back on the moments of yesteryear; thankfully, this presentation sidesteps that format directly and, instead, embraces elements of the time. In fact, much of the video and audio segments presented in MLK: THE ASSASSINATION TAPES have never (you read that right: NEVER) been presented outside of Memphis, where the fateful assassination took place.

Note to Hollywood: as a student of history, I really could care less what the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. meant to Whoopi Goldberg, Walter Cronkite, or even Soupy Sales, for that matter. When I'm looking to learn, I want to learn f-a-c-t-s, and this Smithsonian Channel presentation gets it right: it sticks to the facts - backs them up with a respectful documentary format - and lets the viewer l-e-a-r-n about what happened, not force some awful and unnecessary ideology...

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