Disney presents a truly inspiring motion picture that accurately captures one of the most historically significant events in the struggle for civil rights.
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Disney presents a truly inspiring motion picture that accurately captures one of the most historically significant events in the struggle for civil rights. In 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement, a young Alabama school girl (Jurnee Smollett -- EVE'S BAYOU, JACK) is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Clifton Powell -- DEEP RISING, WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE) to resist the degradation that her fellow African Americans are suffering. Along with a white seminary student (Mackenzie Astin -- IRON WILL) from the north, and against the ever-increasing threat of racial violence, she promises to do what she can to help Dr. King's efforts. A powerful true story that will both uplift and entertain -- their perseverance and patience ultimately prevail, culminating in the famous civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery!
Cast
Jurnee Smollett
Sheyann Webb
Von Coulter
Tom West
Mackenzie Astin
Jonathan Daniels
Laura-Shay Griffin
Sallie Parker
Clifton Powell
Martin Luther King Jr.
Danny Nelson
Father Whitaker
Ella Joyce
Betty Webb
Faruq Jenkins
Willie
Yolanda King
Miss Bright
Stephanie Zandra Peyton
Rachel West
Elizabeth Omilami
Amelia Boynton
Zach Rogers
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Afemo Omilami
John Webb
L. Warren Young
Hosea Willams
Brett Rice
Sheriff Pots
Additional Details
Directed By: Charles Burnett; Johnny Simmons Original Release Date: 2/3/04 Written By: Rachel West Nelson; Frank Sikora; Sheyann Webb; Cynthia Whitcomb Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Approximate Run Time: 88 MINUTES MPAA: TV-PG-LV.