Citizen King (2004)

Documentary about the final five turbulent years in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King The story begins at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34yearold preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism and comes to a bloody end five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis King has since become a mythic figure an activist whose works and image are more hotly contested negotiated and sold than almost anyone elses in American history Storyville