Malcolm (Mitra)
James Purdy
Malcolm X: Message from the Grass Roots
by Robert Riche
Synopsis
This powerful drama explores the life of the American Muslim minister and civil rights activist.
Spanning the renowned public figure's life, from to a youth spent in foster homes through a decade of incarceration to his ultimate ascent as a world-renowned advocate for Black power, Malcolm X: Message from the Grass Roots presents a compelling and vivid portrait of a man who profoundly changed American history.
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"The audience is involved from the beginning as cops materialize from the stalls, guns go off, loud hailers blare out orders and KKKs invade the theatre.... A powerful evening."
— Sunday Telegraph
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Malcolm X: Message from the Grass Roots is a play written by Robert Riche and published by Samuel French .
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