Malcolm X makes provisions for family, contacts siblings, and criticizes the Nation of Islam's path. His assassination moves Martin Luther King Jr. to publicly oppose the Vietnam War. Memphis mourns a tragedy.
Malcolm, knowing his death is likely imminent, works hard to care for his family, reconcile with his siblings, and speak truth to power about the Nation and the best way forward, up until his final moments. In the aftermath of Malcom's death, Martin, feeling his own mortality, decides that he can no longer remain silent on the Vietnam War. A horrifying day in Memphis shocks the world.