Boycott

The Story of Martin Luther King and One Act of Defiance That Changed a Nation

Duration: 118 min
Release date: 2001-02-24
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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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Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
as Ralph Abernathy
CCH Pounder
CCH Pounder
as Jo Ann Robinson
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen Ejogo
as Coretta Scott King
Reg E. Cathey
Reg E. Cathey
as E.D. Nixon
Brent Jennings
Brent Jennings
as Rufus Lewis
Iris Little Thomas
Iris Little Thomas
as Rosa Parks
Shawn Michael Howard
Shawn Michael Howard
as Fred Gray
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville
as Angry Neighbor
Erik Dellums
Erik Dellums
as Bayard Rustin
Mike Hodge
Mike Hodge
as Daddy King
Whitman Mayo
Whitman Mayo
as Reverend Banyon
Walter Franks
Walter Franks
as Reverend Fields
Mert Hatfield
Mert Hatfield
as Mayor Gayle
Tom Nowicki
Tom Nowicki
as Commissioner Sellars
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
as Commissioner Parks
E. Roger Mitchell
E. Roger Mitchell
as Bob Phillips
Heather Salmon
Heather Salmon
as Mrs. Dunlap
Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson
as Emory Jackson
Jack Martin
Jack Martin
as Clifford Durr
Crystal Garrett
Crystal Garrett
as Juanita Abernathy
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Raymond Parks
James Bigwood
James Bigwood
as Bus Driver
L. Warren Young
L. Warren Young
as Hotel Clerk
Freda Scott Giles
Freda Scott Giles
as Woman #1
Schveka Cooper-Brown
Schveka Cooper-Brown
as Woman #2
Ralph David Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy
as Young Boy
Dan Biggers
Dan Biggers
as Judge
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Jack Crenshaw
Toiya Tillman
Toiya Tillman
as Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather)
Cassi Davis
Cassi Davis
as Cook
Willy Andralliski
Willy Andralliski
as Pharmacy Owner
A.J. Jerrick
A.J. Jerrick
as Dr. Johnson
Sandra Ellis Lafferty
Sandra Ellis Lafferty
as White Committee Woman
Ron Leggett
Ron Leggett
as Juke Joint Patron
Ray Stoney
Ray Stoney
as Juke Joint Patron
Lee Roy Giles
Lee Roy Giles
as Holiness Minister
Elizabeth Omilami
Elizabeth Omilami
as MLK Passenger
Deborah Duke
Deborah Duke
as MLK Passenger
Ginnie Randall
Ginnie Randall
as MLK Passenger
Robert C. Treveiler
Robert C. Treveiler
as Jail Clerk
Steve Coulter
Steve Coulter
as Sergeant
Erik M. Underwood
Erik M. Underwood
as Church Member (uncredited)
Von Coulter
Von Coulter
as MLK Guard
Omar J. Dorsey
Omar J. Dorsey
as MLK Guard
Angela Elayne Gibbs
Angela Elayne Gibbs
as Congregant #1
Geoffrey Williams
Geoffrey Williams
as Congregant #2
Willie Tennyson
Willie Tennyson
as Cabbie
Gerald Brown
Gerald Brown
as Wino
James Mayberry
James Mayberry
as Police Officer
Richie Dye
Richie Dye
as Policeman
Whitt Brantley
Whitt Brantley
as Policeman
David Dwyer
David Dwyer
as Policeman
Jeff Braun
Jeff Braun
as Policeman
Dolan Wilson
Dolan Wilson
as Policeman
Lavon Lacey
Lavon Lacey
as Luther Ingalls
Janell McLeod
Janell McLeod
as White Lady
Heath Gunn
Heath Gunn
as Angry Neighbor
Sherri L. Walker
Sherri L. Walker
as Angry Neighbor
Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson
as Mocha Beauty
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
as Redneck
Darwin T. Hobbs
Darwin T. Hobbs
as Juke Joint Singer
Kenric Richardson
Kenric Richardson
as MLK Supporter
Edith Ivey
Edith Ivey
as Woman Getting Ticket
Sylvester Jenkins
Sylvester Jenkins
as Loading Dock Man #1
Bill Erwin
Bill Erwin
as Loading Dock Man #2
Shannon Welles
Shannon Welles
as Porch Lady
Marion Guyot
Marion Guyot
as Virginia Durr
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