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    <em>Judas and the Black Messiah</em> Is an American Tragedy

    Shaka King’s crime thriller about a Black Panthers leader and the man who betrayed him is set in the 1960s but resonates today.
    by David Sims Feb 10, 2021 3 minutes
    Source: Glen Wilson / Warner Bros. / Everett Collection

    begins with William O’Neal (played by Lakeith Stanfield) getting ready for the he ever gave about his role in the death of the Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). O’Neal appears sweaty and uncomfortable. Before he starts speaking, the director, Shaka King, cuts to archival footage of the Black-liberation movement in the 1960s—speeches, songs, images of protest and police brutality that offer a moving yet chilling reminder of recent American history. Then the

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