In 1969, a group of Morehouse College students held the Board of Trustees hostage for two days. They demanded reforms to the curriculum and overall improvement to student life. One of the hostages was Martin Luther King, Sr. One of these students was Samuel L. Jackson.

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Hans Charles and Menelek Lumumba introduce us to the amazing true story of the 1969 Morehouse lock-in with Samuel L Jackson and MLK Sr. This episode explains the motivating circumstances for the students protest in the wake of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassinations.

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Hans Charles and Menelek Lumumba dive deeper into the 1969 Lock In and highlight this story's relevance to recent protests around George Floyd, Colin Kaperneak, and in today's America. What does it mean to protest?

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Hans and Menelek learn more about the details of the Lock-in from someone who was in the room. They also explore HBCUs as institutions to be celebrated, but also with shortcomings. They first hear the name Abdul Alkalimat in this episode.

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Hans and Menelek get inside the Lock-in room, and uncover more about why this event occurred, the insidious nature of the Atlanta drug scene in 69, and what it meant to Samuel L. Jackson. They also uncover more on the influential role of this character, Abdul Alkalimat, in the lock-in negotiations.

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Hans and Meneleck uncover contemporaneous notes and timelines of the lock-in, as well as many Articles from the college paper, The Maroon Tiger. They also speak with White House journalist April Ryan and Emmy-winning documentarian Mike Shum about their experience with protests as a means for change and the future of resistance.

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