The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a classic film that was thought by many to be to revolutionary for mainstream viewing audiences when it was first released in 1973. The film was quickly removed from theaters for that same reason. The fictional story is about the first Black Man recruited to become a member of the CIA. The protagonist receives combat and para-military training to be dispatched as a loyal agent. After five years of service to his country he goes into the streets of Chicago and takes the urban youth and turns them into a radical guerrilla army planning to overthrow the racist government.
The film is an interesting statement on Black Revolutionary ideology during that period. When we look at the state of today’s milquetoast weak back Black leaders, there is no question why our community has been lulled into the coma like apathy that results in our current condition.
The whole film is available on Google Video and can be seen clicking this link: The Spook Who Sat by the Door
October 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I smiled while watching this video. Seems to me this embodies what the teabaggers are really worried about. And, it’s even worse than the movie because the black dude is now President! Calm down white people…we are 12% of the nation!