Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
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Dramatizes the events in 1955-1956 in Montgomery, Alabama, when blacks boycotted public transport becuase they were forced to sit at the back. Odessa works as a maid for the Thompsons, and as well as she is treated, she feels it is her duty to walk to work, even if it means she is exhaused, and gets to work late. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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12 April 1991 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Pat Ballard
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Courtesy of Barnaby Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licesing, Inc.
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Upon arriving home from college, Sara wants to eat dinner at the Elite. The Elite Cafe was a Montgomery institution during the 60's. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the story, the narrator (the adult Mary Katherine) says that she was 7 years old at the time of the story. Later, when Mrs. Thompson is angrily calling the police, she says "Tell Clyde Sellers that one of his policeman threw my 9-year-old daughter out of Oak Park" when talking to the secretary. See more »Quotes
Tunker Thompson: If she'd rather walk, let the soles of her feet bleed 'til she begs to ride that bus.See more »
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MISTER SANDMANWritten by Pat Ballard
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