| Front Page Challenge was a Canadian television programme that ran on CBC (the public broadcaster) for 38 years. The long-running series featured notable journalists attempting to guess the recent or old news story with which a hidden guest challenger was linked by asking him or her questions, in much the same manner as the American game shows, What's My Line? and To Tell the Truth. Each round of the game started with news footage that introduced the news story in question to the studio audience and home viewers out of earshot of the panelists. After the guest was identified and/or the news story determined, the journalists then interviewed the guest about the story or about achievements or experiences for which he or she was known. Unlike American quiz shows that steered clear of controversy in the 1950s and 1960s, Front Page Challenge seems to have been affected by just one censorship practice, that of avoiding four-letter words. [from Wikipeadia] Malcolm X appeared on the CBC Front Page Challenge on January 5, 1965. He was murdered on February 21, 1965. This appearance allows us to gather a better understanding of how his views evolved over the life time of his involvement in the civil rights movement in the United States. This interview answers some important questions about his specific views on racial hatred, violence, and segregation. It also presents us with a chance to better understand his outlook on the civil rights approach taken up by Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, he would be justified in saying 'told you so'. |