Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 21, 2004

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

California Newsreel

Cast

Walter Cronkite,Julian Bond,Robert F. Williams

Director

Sandra Dickson,Churchill Roberts

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0417008