race politics,interview,martin luther king,racism,1950s,1960s,malcom x,medgar evers,james baldwin,historical documentary

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

Poster for I Am Not Your Negro

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

Cast & Crew

Director
Raoul Peck
  • Profile picture of Samuel L. Jackson
    Narrator (voice) Samuel L. Jackson
  • Profile picture of James Baldwin
    Self (archive footage) James Baldwin
  • Profile picture of Martin Luther King Jr.
    Self (archive footage) Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Profile picture of Malcolm X
    Self (archive footage) Malcolm X
  • Profile picture of Medgar Evers
    Self (archive footage) Medgar Evers
  • Profile picture of Robert F. Kennedy
    Self (archive footage) Robert F. Kennedy
  • Profile picture of Harry Belafonte
    Self (archive footage) Harry Belafonte
  • Profile picture of Dick Cavett
    Self (archive footage) Dick Cavett

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Keywords

  • race politics
  • interview
  • martin luther king
  • racism
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • malcom x
  • medgar evers
  • james baldwin
  • historical documentary