BBC - Days that Shook the World Series 1 (2003) Part 4 The Assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King and the Release of Nelson Mandela

Through dramatic reconstructions, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, each episode in the “Days That Shook the World” TV series pieces together the thrilling stories of the landmarks of our time; the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the way the world thinks and acts. Days that Shook the World examines some of the most important days in history, creating a detailed and forensic analysis of 24 hours that changed the world. It covers some of the biggest themes in World history - from the history of flight, to the rise and fall of Communism. This fresh and unusual BBC production explores mankind's defining moments. A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour by hour as they unfolded. Incisive, fascinating & dramatic, the complete series builds a compelling picture of the seismic moments in world history. From ancient Egypt to the Berlin Wall, these episodes look at events that had a lasting impact on human history, from technological breakthroughs to political tragedies. Finding new angles and putting events into historical context, the series spans centuries and continents with one common thread On each of these days, the lives of millions were changed forever. Incredible breakthroughs, acts of shocking brutality, and stories of hope form the themes of these compelling programs. This collection presents the pilot episode and complete first season of the series, including the episodes “The Wright Brothers' First Flight and the Moon Landing,” “The Assassination of Martin Luther King and the Release of Nelson Mandela,” and “Hiroshima.” All are examined through dramatic reconstruction, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, bringing them alive for young and old to relive or to discover for the first time.

Part 4 The Assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King and the Release of Nelson Mandela

How two men–both intellectuals and determined opposers of racial oppression–came to symbolise the fight for equality as they risked their lives for their cause. This episode of the series investigates. Martin Luther King lost his life to a gunman for his outspoken views on equal rights in America. Nelson Mandela lost much of his life - spending 27 years in prison - after his armed resistance to apartheid in South Africa. This film brings King's assassination and Mandela's release together, exploring each day through reconstruction and archive footage. Martin Luther King Death of a Dream. On 4 April 1968 civil rights leader Martin Luther King visited Memphis intending to head up a protest march. But as he stood on his hotel balcony he was felled by an assassin's bullet. Dramatic reconstructions bring to life the day on which a celebrated advocate of non-violent protest met his brutal end. The release of the former ANC leader on 11 February 1990 after 28 years in jail. In the end of apartheid, eyewitness accounts provide source material for a dramatisation of the events of 11 February 1990. That was the momentous day when the South African government answered campaigners' prayers by finally releasing anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela , who would later become the country's president.

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