What did Brother Sidney reveal to Malcolm that he was supposed to do but could not?

Vol. 1 0:00:00 American Nightmare (Credits)

The opening credits curl as we hear Malcolm X passionately speaking. An image of an American flag changes to the Rodney King chirapsia footage and back again revealing the flag burning to class an image of an X in the eye.

Vol. ane 0:02:48 Boston: The Shorty Treatment

A immature Malcolm, or "Cherry-red" as he is nicknamed, receives his offset "conk" -- a method of hair straightening, using a mixture of potatoes, egg, and burning lye -- at the hands of his closest friend, Shorty. The other men in the barbershop prepare him for the burn to come. Subsequently the conk, Malcolm is pleased with how "white" his hair looks.

Vol. 1 0:07:x Early Years

Malcolm recalls the terror faced by his family unit in rural Nebraska at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan. His father was an outspoken Black nationalist, which brought on the Klan'due south ire. Malcolm describes his mother as calorie-free- complexioned due to the rape of her female person ancestors at the hands of white slave owners, and how she hated this complexion.

Vol. i 0:x:05 Dancing Delirium

Malcolm and Shorty dance the dark abroad in their colorful "Zoot Suits" at Boston's nightclub, Roseland. A white woman intensely watches Malcolm as he dances with his then-chosen sweetheart, Laura.

Vol. one 0:13:30 Laura and Sophia

Sophia asks Malcolm to dance and every bit they slow dance asks him to take Laura home and come up dorsum to her. Malcolm takes Laura abode, but she is wise to his motivations. Malcolm and Sophia go a little intimate in her machine.

Vol. 1 0:18:14 Cops and Robbers; Earl's Death

Malcolm and Shorty play cops and robbers, impersonating Bogart and Cagney. Malcolm recalls his father's murder at the hands of the Klan and how information technology was ruled a suicide, voiding his insurance policy.

Vol. 1 0:19:36 Sophia's Story

Sophia serves Malcolm breakfast in bed, and he questions her motivations for seeing him. He says that he wishes her mother and father could run across her. She replies that she wishes Laura could see them.

Vol. 1 0:21:33 Salve it for Mr. Right; Parceled Out

Malcolm and Laura walk along the beach, and he tells her she should save her virginity for "Mr. Right." Malcolm recalls how the social services took him and his brothers and sisters away from their mother. We learn she has since been committed to a mental asylum. Malcolm recalls his schoolhouse days every bit a well-liked, bright student; merely upon declaring an involvement in condign a lawyer, his instructor suggests it an unrealistic goal and that he should get a carpenter.

Vol. ane 0:26:04 Riding the Rails; Joe Louis' Victory

Malcolm works as a railroad waiter, and nosotros observe him and the other black workers listening to the Joe Louis fight on the radio. Malcolm spends some time in Harlem among the celebrating Joe Louis faithful.

Vol. 1 0:29:45 Westward Indian Archie

In "Small's" Bar, Malcolm gets in an altercation with another patron, which piques the curiosity of the powerful criminal Westward Indian Archie. They accept a beverage together, and Malcolm makes a adept impression.

Vol. 1 0:35:10 New Wearing apparel, New Lifestyle

Malcolm has traded in his wild zoot suits for a more conservative look as he begins to work for West Indian Archie. Archie gives Malcolm his starting time gun, and he becomes a succesful numbers runner. Archie turns Malcolm on to cocaine, and the two party with Sophia. Malcolm tells Archie he wants to play the number 821.

Vol. 1 0:39:44 Familiar Face, Unfamiliar Numbers

At Small's it is clear Malcolm is a well known human being, and he sees Laura with a junkie. He learns information technology won't exist long before he volition pimp her out. Malcolm tells Archie he hit on the numbers. Archie, who claims to never forget a number, is suspicious of his claim but pays out anyhow.

Vol. ane 0:45:27 Under the Gun

As Malcolm and Sophia bask the musical stylings of Billie Holliday, Archie accuses Malcolm of trying to play him for a fool and asks him to come outside where he is planning on having Malcolm killed. Malcolm narrowly escapes from Archie and his men.

Vol. 1 0:47:55 I'm a human

Another recollection: it'southward nighttime, and Malcolm'south begetter is alerted to the sound of men exterior the home. He confronts the men with his gun as they ready burn down to the firm. He fires at them every bit they run off and exclaims, "I'm a man." Malcolm's mother says, "Earl, I know you're a better shot than that." Another scene of Malcolm's male parent'southward murder.

Vol. 1 0:49:52 I was an creature; Head Homo in Charge

Malcolm rides in the backseat as Shorty and Sophia render him to Boston. The iii of them, along with Sophia's younger sister, embark on a career in break-in. They set Malcolm up with Rudy, a man with intimate knowledge of Boston'southward wealthy. A power struggle between Malcolm and Rudy ensues with Malcolm taking accuse later playing russian roulette.

Vol. one 0:55:53 The Jig Is Up

Malcolm and company then steal everything that isn't nailed downwardly in the urban center. They are eventually caught and arrested. The girls get the minimum punishment, while Malcolm and Shorty receive the maximum 8-10 year judgement on all 17 counts. Shorty confuses the gauge's decree that the sentences run concurrently with consecutively and passes out.

Vol. 1 1:00:25 Lilliputian's Number

In prison Malcolm refuses to land his number when ordered and finds himself in the "hole." In alone, he repeats over and over that he won't be broken. Simply afterwards spending many days in confinement does he somewhen state his number, hardly coherent on the flooring.

Vol. 1 1:05:02 Malcolm Meets Baines

A prison house inmate named Baine's gives Malcolm some nutmeg to get "the monkey off his dorsum" and challenges his lifestyle. He claims at that place is a manner for Malcolm to costless himself, though it'southward non what Malcolm had in mind.

Vol. i 1:08:15 Black and White

During work detail, Baines is preaching about the tenets of Islam in clear view of the guards. This interests Malcolm, and he approaches Baines. They walk through the yard, and Malcolm begins to learn about Islam and the evils of booze, drugs, etc. Baines tells Malcolm that "God is Black," which comes equally quite a shock to him. Baines and then takes Malcolm to the library and shows him the power of language and knowledge as they read the definitions of black and white in the dictionary. Malcolm is intrigued.

Vol. i 1:14:21 Behind the Words

Malcolm and Baines walk through the prison house k and past an inmate baseball game game. An inmate informs them that Jackie Robinson has simply been called upwardly to the big leagues. Baines sees this as simply a os thrown to the black homo by the white human. Baines tells Malcolm to look backside the words. He asks Malcolm what his name is. He informs Malcolm that he doesn't know who he is.

Vol. ane 1:17:45 Vision of Elijah Muhammad

The body is a temple, declares Baines. Malcolm vows not to take the white man's poisons into his torso. He vows to alive an honest life as decreed past the teachings of Islam. Baines tells Malcolm that the nature of Islam is true submission and that he is required to kneel and pray to Allah fives times a day. Malcolm informs Baines that this he cannot do. The only time he had always knelt was to pick a lock. That aforementioned day Malcolm receives a letter from the honorable Elijah Muhammad welcoming him to the Nation of Islam. Then a vision of Elijah appears earlier Malcolm, and he is then able to pray. We detect Malcolm a changed human throughout the rest of his judgement. He has abased the conk for a pair of glasses -- necessary due to his voracious appetite for reading, even in the low light of his cell at nighttime. Malcolm sends messages to all his old running mates spreading the discussion, many of whom find this rather amusing. Baines, now out of prison house, sends Malcolm a alphabetic character offering help and guidance after Malcolm gets out of prison.

Vol. one 1:23:21 Color of Jesus

In Bible study Malcolm, now a well-read mature adult, questions if in fact Jesus and the Apostles were not white, merely black.

Vol. i 1:25:27 Malcolm Meets Elijah

Afterward prison Malcolm is granted an audition with Elijah Muhammad himself. The leader of the Nation of Islam embraces Malcolm, who has tears in his optics. He then tells Malcolm the story of Job from the Bible and believes that, like Job, Malcolm will be faithful.

Vol. 1 1:27:21 The Preacher

Malcolm is at present working total-time alongside Brother Baines for the Nation of Islam, where he meets Blood brother Earl. At this point Malcolm is a street preacher, competing with all the other men on pulpits in the heart of the ghetto. Information technology seems people aren't too receptive to their message.

Vol. 1 ane:30:48 Reunions with Shorty and Archie

As Malcolm is speaking before a sparse gathering at a Muslim temple, Shorty walks in and is acknowleged by Malcolm. They embrace to the applause of the few people in omnipresence. At lunch, Shorty thinks Malcolm's role as a minister is a hustle. Malcolm informs him this is not the case and learns of the sad events surrounding the lives of the "old gang." Shorty doesn't know what'southward go of West Indian Archie, withal. Malcolm finds Archie in a ratty apartment, incapacitated by what appears to exist a stroke. The image of Archie in his pathetic state is a sharp contrast to his former self. Malcolm offers his help, and Archie informs him that he never really wanted to kill him.

Vol. 1 ane:35:55 Our Women

Walking down the street, Malcolm sees Laura hooking. After giving an accost to a packed temple, Baines introduces Malcolm to Sis Betty. Elijah Muhammad explains to Malcolm what is desirable in a female Muslim.

Vol. 2 ane:twoscore:17 One Adult female: Betty

Malcolm and Betty get to know each other better equally they walk through a museum and share ice-foam.

Vol. 2 1:43:17 Turnout for Brother Johnson

Commotion in the streets: a immature blackness man relays the business relationship of a man getting crush by the police. Malcolm, now a leader of men, and his Muslim Brothers face up the law over the issue of the man's medical care. A big group of Muslims get together outside the station, and Malcolm demands to run into Blood brother Johnson.

Vol. 2 one:48:49 Potential Young Warrior

Impressed with the ability and pride displayed by the Nation, the young black human being who recounted the story of the beating approaches Malcolm in the diner. He wants to join the Nation of Islam. Malcolm tells him to come to the temple the following night.

Vol. 2 1:51:17 Pure Vessel

Elijah Muhammad tells Malcolm that he will exist his national government minister. He warns Malcolm of the awaiting attention he volition receive and that "The cameras can exist worse than whatsoever narcotic." He and so explains to Malcolm that if given the choice between a pure and soiled vessel, people will cull the pure one.

Vol. two 1:53:45 You're with me, even when you're away

Malcolm proposes to Betty from a payphone, and she accepts. He prepares her for the life that they will have to live. She tells him that "You're with me, even when you're away."

Vol. 2 1:56:41 Black Intelligence

In Harlem, Malcolm gives a fiery speech nearly the status of the Blackness man in America. He does so standing in front of a mural containing portraits of non-white heads of state throughout the earth. In forepart of a huge Muslim crowd, Malcolm delivers some other address with Elijah Muhammad present. The scene cuts to clips of other black leaders whom Malcolm refers to equally "Uncle Toms."

Vol. 2 2:02:32 Media Glare

As a invitee on the television set plan, "Our Globe Today," Malcolm explains the nature of the X and compares certain black leaders to the "business firm Negro" of slavery. The scene cuts to other interviews and tv soundbytes of Malcolm. Baines and Elijah Muhammad feel that he might exist getting also much press.

Vol. 2 2:06:forty Harvard; Coming Explosion

On the Harvard campus a white female educatee asks Malcolm what she can practice to help his cause. His cold reply is just, "Nothing." At Harvard Malcolm addresses a large lecture hall of predominantly white students and faculty. Malcolm gives another speech to a huge Muslim audience, again with Elijah Muhammad present both in the mankind and as a gigantic portrait. In it he says that American race relations is a powder keg almost to explode.

Vol. 2 ii:thirteen:10 Possibilty of Expose

At home, Betty and Malcolm have a talk that leads to an argument. Betty tells Malcolm that he is in trouble. Elijah Muhammad faces two paternity suits, and Betty wants Malcolm to "wake upward." She tells him that Baines and others are lining against him. She wants to know why the other leaders of the Nation live in luxury while they scrape past. Betty tells Malcolm that his family needs him. Why can't he face up the possibility of expose? she asks. Malcolm meets with the ii women filing the adapt against Elijah Muhammad and they confirm his fears. All they want is for Elijah Muhammad to help support the children.

Vol. two ii:xx:40 Baines' Warning

Malcolm meets with Baines and asks about all they money the Nation is making. Baines says that the people want their leaders to live well. Malcolm calls him a two-flake hustler and quotes Baines from prison house about the word of Allah. Baines says a man's practiced deeds outweigh his bad and warns Malcolm to be careful.

Vol. 2 2:22:56 Shattered Religion

Unhappy over Malcolm's growing fame, Elijah Muhammad tells him that he is the terminal prophet of the Nation and after him in that location volition be no more. At this point Malcolm's faith is shattered and thinks about leaving the Nation. He informs Betty of this conclusion and says he will continue working.

Vol. 2 2:25:31 JFK Killed

Malcolm makes some inflammatory remarks about the assassination of JFK -- how the white human being is reaping the seed of violence, and how roosters always come abode to roost. He says it'due south justice. Elijah Muhammad condemns Malcolm for his quotes and suspends him from speaking for 90 days.

Vol. 2 2:29:19 Marked for Expiry

The phone rings and a pensive Betty answers it. The person on the end of the line, who sounds like a member of the Nation, informs Betty that Malcolm is "one dead, scarlet nigger." She says, "Go out us alone." Malcolm and Brother Sidney come home to find her visibly shaken. After Betty takes the kids to bed, Sidney informs Malcolm that the Nation gave him an order to assassinate him and that he can't become through with it. Malcolm says that at present Sidney will be marked for expiry himself.

Vol. 2 2:32:xviii Pilgrimage to Mecca

Malcolm announces his separation from the Nation of Islam at a press briefing. He says that he will now speak his own words and attempt a "more flexible approach" to working with other Negro leaders. At the press conference, Malcolm says that he will make a pilgrimage to Mecca and the Center East. Malcolm is watched past ii white men every bit he interacts with the people of Arab republic of egypt and looks for a guide to the Great Pyramids.

Vol. two 2:35:51 Among the Pyramids; Letter Dwelling

Malcolm is followed past the two white men as he visits the pyramids. In a letter of the alphabet to Betty, Malcolm tells her of his experiences abroad and that he is aware that he is existence followed. He thinks that they are CIA. Betty reads from Malcolm'south letter to a pocket-size grouping of his friends and followers. In it he says that he has received a spiritual awakening at the sacred city of Mecca. He says that he prayed and lived amongst people of all colors and backgrounds. He will no longer brand "sweeping indictments" of whatever race.

Vol. 2 ii:42:18 Return Home

Back in the U.s., Malcolm informs the printing of his new stance and fields questions most his stances, quondam and current, on some issues. He still intends to go to the U.N. seeking reparations for the handling of African-Americans. He however feels that blacks should arm themselves according to their rights. Malcolm establishes the Muslim Mosque, Inc.

Vol. 2 ii:45:38 Death Threats; Firebombing

An anonymous caller informs Malcolm that he is "1 dead, ruby, nigger, brother." In bed, Malcolm tells Betty that he is distressing for everything that has been happening and for non being around. Later that night he hears something outside and gets his gun. A firebomb smashes against the firm, igniting it. A reporter interviews Malcolm as his home burns to the ground. Malcolm indicts the Nation of Islam for the set on. In a clip from an interview, Baines smiles and says that the Nation believes the incident to be a publicity stunt on the part of Malcolm.

Vol. 2 ii:49:52 Assassins

In a chilly, dark room, serveral serious looking black men sit effectually an armory of small arms, including a sawed-off shotgun.

Vol. ii 2:l:35 Peace be unto yous

Malcolm checks into a hotel to set up for his upcoming speech communication. Blood brother Earl calls and suggests tightening security, but Malcolm advocates making the people feel comfy. Before they hang upwardly, Malcolm wishes Earl peace.

Vol. two 2:52:00 Death Watch

The assassins case the Audubon Ballroom during a youth dance. In the hotel, Malcolm ignores the ringing phone and repeatedly hangs up on the incessant callers. At abode, Betty gets another threat. She hysterically picks up the telephone to observe that information technology is Malcolm. Malcolm tells her not to come to the speech tomorrow, only she insists. He tells her that he is going to terminate proverb that it's the Nation who is after him. The camera pans to a bug planted on the lamp in Malcolm's hotel room. We come across two white men monitoring his conversation.

Vol. ii 2:56:30 February 21, 1965

Three cars are driving towards the Audubon Ballroom in New York City: Malcolm rides alone in ane, Betty is traveling with their four children in another, and the assassins ride silently in the 3rd. Betty and the children arrive early. When one of the girls drops her doll, i of the assassins picks it up for her. Malcolm walks down the street in a dream-like state as Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come up plays. An older, black woman stops him, and he somewhat awakens from his trance. She asks him if he is OK. He says that he is. She says that she recognizes him and he should go on doing what he'due south doing, Jesus will protect him.

Vol. 2 2:59:39 Audubon Ballroom Backstage

There are some problems with the speech communication -- the charter isn't ready, and the opening speaker, the reverend Chickenwing, has not arrived. Malcolm is unusually and visibly irritated. Earl asks him what the matter? Malcolm express some misgivings nigh the 24-hour interval's speech to Brother Earl. Regardless, he intends to make the address.

Vol. 2 3:03:29 Assassinated

As Malcolm begins to speak, a disturbance in the oversupply causes a commotion. A fume bomb goes off and some men arroyo the podium. Malcolm sees them as they heighten their guns to fire. A shotgun blast throws him on his back, and the remainder of the assassins approach him and fire multiple shots into his trunk. In that location is mass confusion as a shootout ensues betwixt the assassins and Malcolm's bodyguards. A few people are hitting including the assassins, and a few are caught. Betty cradles Malcolm's lifeless torso and screams for help.

Vol. 2 3:07:30 Ossie Davis' Eulogy

The voice of black player Ossie Davis delivers Malcolm'due south eulogy to nevertheless images of Malcolm smiling and speaking, coming together with heads of state, and talking to children. Davis says, "Malcolm was our manhood, our living Black manhood."

Vol. two iii:x:51 I am Malcolm X; Nelson Mandela

In a present solar day New York City public schoolhouse on Malcolm X's birthday, May 19th, a teacher talks well-nigh Malcolm and informs her students that they are all, themselves, Malcolm 10. The children stand up upwards and shout, "I am Malcolm Ten!" The scene changes to children in Africa exclaiming, "I am Malcolm Ten!" Nelson Mandela speaks to the children of the importance of Malcolm Ten.

Vol. 2 three:12:thirteen End Credits

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