Members of the Montgomery Improvement Association in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Millie Capellan as Jo Ann Robinson, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy, Jay DeVon Johnson as E.D. Nixon, Moses Jones as Fred Gray). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc317_13651_R.jpg
Betty Shabazz, played by Jayme Lawson, graduates the Muslim Girls Training Program in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc08_17273_R.jpg
Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc12_11578_R.jpg
Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, stands in the street back by the Fruit of Islam in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Josh Stringer)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc27_00455_R.jpg
Millie Capellan as Jo Ann Robinson and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr. in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc317_13823_R.jpg
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr. in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc12_11547_R.jpg
Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, preaches in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc09_9484_R.jpg
Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, talks with Hinton, played by Xavier Montreal Mills, on the corner outside of Harlem Temple No. 7 in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc_A15_9899_R.jpg
Coretta Scott King, played by Weruche Opia, hides in a corner of her home in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc30_15451_R.jpg
Members of the Montgomery Improvement Association in GENIUS: MLK/X. (From left: Jay DeVon Johnson as E.D. Nixon, Moses Jones as Fred Gray, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy, and Millie Capellan as Jo Ann Robinson). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc37_13268_R.jpg
Betty Shabazz, played by Jayme Lawson, cares for Hinton in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc35_14387_R.jpg
Mayor Gayle, played by David Dwyer, and the police chief meet with MIA members in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc317_13755_R.jpg
Strom Thurmond, played by Donal Logue (center), and Senator Sparkman, played by Lee Spencer, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc316_13914_R.jpg
Martin, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Coretta, played by Weruche Opia, talk with Bayard Rustin, played by Griffin Matthews, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc18_11864_R.jpg
Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., and the MIA are released from jail in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc38_13521_R.jpg
Daddy King, played by Lennie James, gives Martin a hug in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc33_16231_R.jpg
Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, greets Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, and Sister Grace, played by Elle Lorraine, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc09_9636_R.jpg
Griffin Matthews as Bayard Rustin, Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, and Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc43_15232_R.jpg
The MIA, led by Martin Luther King Jr., turn themselves in to police in GENIUS: MLK/X. (Jay DeVon Johnson as E.D. Nixon, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Martin Luther King Jr., and Millie Capellan as Jo Ann Robinson). (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc37_13203_R.jpg
E.D. Nixon, played by Jay DeVon Johnson, talks with MIA members in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc317_13896_R.jpg
Coretta, played by Weruche Opia, watches as Martin, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., answers the phone in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc03_14730_R.jpg
Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., greets Bayard Rustin, played by Griffin Matthews, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc43_15212_R.jpg
Daddy King, played by Lennie James, talks with Martin and Coretta, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Weruche Opia, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc33_16187_R.jpg
Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, faces off with police officers in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Josh Stringer)Episode: #3 "Protect Us"Air Date 02/08/2024GeniusMLKX_Ep403_Sc27_00110_R.jpg