A Great and Mighty Walk documentary-John Henrik Clarke

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Documentarian St. Claire Bourne takes a close-up look at author and historian John Henrik Clarke, who, on camera for much of the film, bounces back and forth between a description of his own personal history, and his views on the history of Africa and of Pan-Africanism. john henrik

His points are backed up by old newsreel footage, and by images of artwork depicting Africans and their civilization over the centuries. Actor Wesley Snipes executive produced the film and serves as a narrator. John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk was made in 1996, with Clarke suffering from glaucoma, barely able to see as he gives his sweeping account.

He talks about his own upbringing, and his growing interest in Pan-Africanism, the failures of the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement, his close friendship with Malcolm X, and his critical assessment of Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man March. He also gives a primer on the history of African civilization, and argues that no conquering or colonizing power ever “brought civilization” to Africa, but rather these nations destroyed what civilization they didn’t understand, and brought many of Africa’s ideas back to their bases in ancient Greece and Rome.

He also describes how Black Africans were methodically removed from the history of the civilization of the Nile. He details how leaders like Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ghanaian Kwame Nkrumah spread the ideas of Pan-Africanism throughout the U.S. and the world. John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk was shown at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Best Documentary award at the 1997 UrbanWorld Film Festival.
 
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He's from my dad's home town. I am going to find out how to go about getting a historical marker dedicated to him there.

I have the application -- but I need to connect with a historian there to find out his birth home - since he was adopted after birth -- and they would need a approved location. I hope to start on this in January.

https://www.alabamahistory.net/historical-marker-placement

https://ahc.alabama.gov/historicalmarkerprogramPDFs/AHC_Historical_Marker_and_Plaque_Packet.pdf

https://dca4b7d6-dad0-4969-85a2-594...d/3aaf16_f379016d4a8245ad8039794d00263e59.pdf
 

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He's from my dad's home town. I am going to find out how to go about getting a historical marker dedicated to him there.

I have the application -- but I need to connect with a historian there to find out his birth home - since he was adopted after birth -- and they would need a approved location. I hope to start on this in January.

https://www.alabamahistory.net/historical-marker-placement

https://ahc.alabama.gov/historicalmarkerprogramPDFs/AHC_Historical_Marker_and_Plaque_Packet.pdf

https://dca4b7d6-dad0-4969-85a2-594...d/3aaf16_f379016d4a8245ad8039794d00263e59.pdf
Good idea.



Just did a quick search about his family, to learn that his widow passed away a few weeks ago.

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RIP to Mrs. Sybil Williams-Clarke

Going to check to see what kind of monuments or buildings named after him exist in Harlem.
 

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I love this documentary!

I caught it randomly on Showtime back in middle school or maybe 9th grade. I had skipped school that day—just wasn’t feeling it.. and turned on the TV. I think I tuned in about 15 minutes in, but I was instantly hooked.

That morning, I probably learned more about my history than I had in all my years of school up to that point.

Much love and respect to this brother—and to Amiri Baraka, who I was lucky enough to see speak at our local community college while I was in high school. At the time, I didn’t fully appreciate how cool it was that our school took us to see him.
 
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