Black History Month on PBS: INDEPENDENT LENS "Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power"
Tuesday, February 7, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) Credited with inspiring the Black Power movement, Robert Williams led his North Carolina hometown to defend itself against the Ku Klux Klan and challenge repressive Jim Crow laws. "Negroes With Guns" follows Williams' journey from southern community leader to exile in Cuba and China, a journey that brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.