Prologue -- Part one: Conviction: 1965-1967. Death in the afternoon -- The reporters -- The trial -- Part two: Inspiration: 1966-1972. The autobiography -- Black Power! -- The athletes -- The Black Arts Movement -- Part three: Obsession: 1969-1979. A letter from prison -- Three "pawn sacrifices" -- Part four: Rediscovery: 1983-2020. The rappers -- The movie -- Hero to the right and left -- From Obama to Black Lives Matter -- Part five: Exoneration: 2017-2021. The reinvestigations -- An apology -- Epilogue

Explores the iconic freedom fighter's posthumous influence on Black Power, hip-hop, literature, sports, and politics while also detailing the wrongful convictions in his assassination, offering a broad view of his lasting impact on American culture and history