OnApril5,1968,lessthan24hoursafterMartinLutherKing'sassassination,thecityofBostonwasinastateofturmoil.WhenJamesBrownarrivedattheairporttoplayhisalreadyscheduledshowhewaswarnedthatthemayor,fearingfurtherunrestamongtheAfricanAmericancommunity,plannedtocanceltheshow.Brownassuredthemayorthattheconsequenceswouldbemuchworseiftheconcertwascalledoff.Notonlydidtheshowgoonasplanned,publictelevisionstationWGBHbroadcastthewholething.It'sanincrediblehistoricaldocumentandafantasticperformancebyJamesBrown,whodedicatedtheshowtoDr.King’smemoryandbroughttherawemotionswithinhimselfandhiscommunitytoasearinghead.AtonepointtherestlesscrowdswarmsthestageandamidstthemayhemJamesBrowntellsthecopstostaybackandcalmlytalksthecrowdbackintotheirseats."Thisisn'thowblackpeopleshouldact." [YoucanreadtherestofthisexcellentsynopsisofthebackstagemachinationsoriginallyrecountedbyJ.AnthonyLucasinCommonGroundhere.Let'sjustsayBrotherJamesgotpaid.]