Black August Page #3

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to kowtow all my life.

They can eat sh*t. We'll get somebody else

to publish the book.

We can't.

We've already signed a contract.

I didn't sign no contract.

I signed it.

You gave me power of attorney.

Then you write the goddamn book.

Here.

- Is there a problem here?

- No, officer, everything's just fine.

- No, take me back to my cell.

- I'm sorry.

- Let's go, Jackson.

- George.

Geor...

F***.

- That could have gone better.

- Did he really need to be rewritten?

I didn't rewrite him.

I didn't rewrite him.

He has this raw eloquence and I'm just...

I was trying to shape it...

...and hone it and I overdid it.

I don't know.

What is the usual process

for a book like this?

I don't know, I've never...

I've never gone through it before.

What do you mean?

Basically, I'm a textbook editor.

- Textbooks?

- Most of my authors are academics.

I just... I've never worked on

a book like this before.

Can you just talk to him?

Look, if you just talk to him and you

explain to him and make him look at it...

...he'll see that I'm not trying

to change anything. I'm not.

I will try.

Can you come back with me tomorrow?

- Yeah.

- All right.

Let's go please.

Where'd you ever find him?

His company offered the most money

for the right to publish the book.

Since when do we make decisions

based on how much money is involved?

We need the money for the defense.

Can't you just give him another chance?

I got him waiting outside.

All right.

It wasn't easy but at least

he's agreed to see you.

Oh, Fay, thank you so much,

I really appreciate this.

- You okay?

- Yeah, no, I'm fine.

I just... You know,

I didn't sleep very much.

Sit down, Shakespeare.

Mr. Jackson, I understand your concerns.

- Who told you to censor my book?

- No one.

I'm not trying to censor anything. My

job is to just compile work and edit it.

That's it.

Then why did you rewrite my opening?

You know...

...at some point, I hope that you can

go back and look at the work that I did.

Because really, I did not fundamentally

change anything.

Fundamentally.

It's my first time

working on a book like this.

And I'm just trying too hard.

Did you bring the manuscript?

Yeah.

Okay, I'd like to ask you

some questions first.

Just for my own perspective.

Can you tell me the difference, if any...

...between the Black Guerilla Family

and the Black Panthers.

And I'm speaking specifically

in the context...

...of autonomous entities

and subdivisions of entities.

The Black Panther Party...

...was never intended to be...

...a military force.

They're the political arm.

The Black Guerilla Family...

...was destined...

...to be a clandestine military branch.

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