Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994 · 150 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary, History

Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.

Directed by Orlando Bagwell · Written by Orlando Bagwell

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