Genius: MLK/X
The Sword and The Shield - Photos
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![Betty Shabazz, played by Jayme Lawson, in her living room in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/F7/EF/F7EF6417-AB03-411E-AF1B-907F4FBBD99C/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc31_24327_R-450x0.jpg)
![President Lyndon B. Johnson, played by John C. McGinley, shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., after signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/06/65/06655F67-1B43-477C-22B0-AF589665FABF/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_ScA45_38116_R-450x0.jpg)
President Lyndon B. Johnson, played by John C. McGinley, shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., after signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #7 "The Sword and The Shield"
Air Date 02/22/2024
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![Jackie Earle Haley as J. Edgar Hoover in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3F/7A/3F7A6C73-7A33-4E7A-D4A7-3A5130E50302/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc17_38467_R-450x0.jpg)
![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, preaches in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/32/C1/32C184F5-541D-0431-A509-8EE3D1F414A7/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc49_32149_R-0x300.jpg)
![Donal Logue as Strom Thurmond in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/CB/39/CB39A694-3762-AE3B-46C8-F907B41AFEA0/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc17_38447_R-450x0.jpg)
![Gary Carr as Clyde X in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/40/28/4028695F-79C1-0974-AB51-61EED50FD806/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc10_39878_R-450x0.jpg)
![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, walks down the street with his daughter Attallah, played by Amani Summer, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Zac Popik)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/F3/B1/F3B104AC-A7EC-FAD5-546A-C1747DF6C0D4/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc22_0030_R-450x0.jpg)
![Hubert Point-Du Jour as Ralph Abernathy in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/81/8C/818CDE9B-FBE2-59FC-680E-B7861F050B59/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_ScA48_39596_R-450x0.jpg)
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![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, meets with Grant X, played by Quentin Plair, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/54/7F/547FF277-B932-1DE9-EDB7-A7DCC7EC8127/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc31_24299_R-450x0.jpg)
![John C. McGinley as Lyndon B. Johnson in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/D2/D9/D2D92A08-5502-9F5B-98C8-5F7BF04E5FB5/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_ScA45_38101_R-450x0.jpg)
![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, prays in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/79/12/79129145-AD99-431C-A78F-5F5C0F5D3209/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc11_24259_R-450x0.jpg)
![Betty, played by Jayme Lawson, and Malcolm, played by Aaron Pierre, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/BA/9E/BA9E54FB-6E14-C009-E83B-A292F2D4AD67/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc12_24144_R-450x0.jpg)
![Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, with Betty Shabazz, played by Jayme Lawson, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/A4/61/A4615ACA-21DB-34EB-6FA4-E6D6B9B4CC90/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc39_28998_R-450x0.jpg)
![Coretta Scott King, played by Weruche Opia, and Juanita Abernathy, played by Sasha Compère, in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/37/32/37329AC0-8298-BC44-69FA-A3FFF6D5B282/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc30_32610_R-450x0.jpg)
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![Ralph Abernathy, played by Hubert Point-Du Jour, and Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., meet with Lyndon B. Johnson in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3D/06/3D06A3A9-A06B-56C2-2C67-CE454871A8E8/GeniusMLKX_Ep407_Sc14_25733_R-450x0.jpg)
Ralph Abernathy, played by Hubert Point-Du Jour, and Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., meet with Lyndon B. Johnson in GENIUS: MLK/X. (National Geographic/Richard DuCree)
Episode: #7 "The Sword and The Shield"
Air Date 02/22/2024
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