"The Spook Who Sat by the Door" (1973) ✊🏿 I never get tired of this film. Scene features Lawrence Cook and J.A. Preston in a powerful discussion. https://www.daaracarchive.org/2008/08/spook-who-sat-by-door-1973.html https://www.cinemaofsoul.com/the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door Available on DVD, but lets get a blu-ray upgrade please. https://www.amazon.com/Spook-Who-Sat-Door/dp/B00013F2OA/ | Black Film History

THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) is a revolutionary film based on the novel by Sam Greenlee. This film is highly acclaimed and historically significant given the political perspective of Black militancy during its' time. Starring Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston, Paul Butler, Don Blakely and David Lemieux. Like many Blaxploitation films, I heard about this film through hip-hop before I ever seen it. | Black Film History

The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973) In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents. However, all are graded on a curve and doomed to fail, save for a soft-spoken veteran named Dan Freeman. After grueling training in guerrilla warfare, clandestine operations and unarmed combat, he is assigned a meager job as the CIA's token Black employee. After five years of racist and stereotyped treatment by his superiors, he quietly r