Nina Simone: "If I had my way, I'd've been a killer"

From "The Legend" (French Documentary)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Nina
• Simone
• 1960s
• civil
• rights
• movement
• Martin
• Luther
• King
• Malcolm-X
• Stokely
• Carmichael
• LBJ
• KKK
• Etc

[stuross74]

i'm not embarrassed to be white but i'm disgusted by the stance taken by those racists at the time.......in the same way that many germans probably feel as a result of wwII, racism nowadays is still there ,but a lot more ''cloak and dagger'', i try to talk these people round.

[JAMOR24]

@jjionner Black people were being hung, lynched, beaten and murdered for no reason. People were praying in their churches on the holiest day of the week and those churches were bombed with elders, children and babies in them. Peaceful protestors had dogs ordered to attack them as weel as extremely high pressure fire hoses aimed at them. Knowing and seeing this; their could be no way that I would have wanted to be part of any non-violent movement.

[kaylaaburton]

All the movements needed to be present, all those attitudes needed to be present because they were present within the community of the oppressor. You cannot have one sect being all non-violent when the other sect has violence bubbling over. That's unintelligent. There had to be a Malcolm, a Huey and Bobby, a Stockley, and a Martin; along with others. Sometimes you can sing and pray for God to help and sometimes you've got to instill the fear of God into your enemy.

[barbarxxx1]

is this a documentary? if it is, could you pelase tell me what is it?

[parkco]

If I had my way, I'd've been a killa! LMAO

[19Edurne]

"Educate a dog and all you'll have will be an educated dog." Well, he's the living proof he's right ! Dogs can be white too !

[misslozbmx]

what year was this interview done?

P.S I love this women not because i'm a black girl but because she's an amazing and influential women who makes beautiful music, i wish music was still like this with meaningful and influential lyrics instead of about sex and money, but emphasizing the problems (there sure is a lot of problems round the world) and going on's now so people can be aware and influenced. likes like Nina S and John Lennon need to come back, this is coming from a 16 year old :)

[Lewp77]

she is the best !

[fidoeinstein]

This piece on Nina Simone has nothing to do with what I read today online about Delta but it has everything to do with what people will do to people if you let it happen. The article in the paper about Delta Airlines accepting a deal that excludes passengers to Saudi Arabia makes no fu**ing sense. We should all boycott businesses that go against freedom for all people. Sure you can say anything you want to say, what are we gonna do..

[Mticqah]

Raceism is wack yo!

[TheGreenSphinx]

I needed this, my spirit has become too complacent. I had almost completely lost touch with the reality of the blood, sweat, tears and prayers of the past that have allowed my life to be so blessed. Thank you.

[annie1234z]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!  Where can I get the rest of the video to watch?

My heart is so full of awesomeness( I know it's not a real word, it's the best I can do to express how I am feeling right now)