Why it may be worth watching
- Boycott combines History and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder.
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Boycott
The Story of Martin Luther King and One Act of Defiance That Changed a Nation
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Cast
Jeffrey WrightDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Terrence HowardRalph Abernathy
CCH PounderJo Ann Robinson
Carmen EjogoCoretta Scott King
Reg E. CatheyE.D. Nixon
Brent JenningsRufus Lewis
Iris Little ThomasRosa Parks
Shawn Michael HowardFred Gray
Aaron NevilleAngry Neighbor
Erik DellumsBayard Rustin
Mike HodgeDaddy King
Whitman MayoReverend Banyon
Walter FranksReverend Fields
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Best suited to viewers looking for History, Drama, TV Movie.
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Themes and topics
based on novel or bookcivil rightsprotestracial segregationmartin luther kingracistracismracial tension
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