Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. represented many things to many people. To the world, he was a stubbornly dedicated American legend whose implacable moral courage and devotion to the peaceful resolution of conflict inspired revolutionary processes around the world; a Nobel Peace Prize winner; and a martyred civil and human rights activist.

Combined with fascinating archive footage of the many remarkable events that changed the course of US history and its laws, are interviews with King’s major allies in the struggle. But, the truly forceful nature of this documentary comes from the unveiling of the personality and power of conviction that drove this gently humorous family man and community preacher to challenge the status quo, which led to unprovoked attacks by J. Edgar Hoover and his assassination.