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6.1/10   155 votes
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Director:
Robert Townsend
Writer (WGA):
Cyrus Nowrasteh (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 February 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Union activist Asa Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the black porters of the Pullman Rail Company in 1920s America. | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent!! A must see! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andre Braugher ... A. Philip Randolph (as André Braugher)

Charles S. Dutton ... Milton Webster

Mario Van Peebles ... Ashley Totten

Brock Peters ... Leon Frey

Carla Brothers ... Lucille Randolph
Kenneth McGregor ... Barton Davis
Ellen Holly ... Selena Frey
Ernestine Jackson ... Mrs. Randolph
Ardon Bess ... Daddy Moore
Ordena Stephens ... Sandi Totten
James McGowan ... Desmond

Kedar Brown ... James Randolph (as Kedar)
Christopher Bondy ... William Green (as Chris Bondy)
Neville Edwards ... E.J. Daniels

Collette Micks ... Mrs. Robbins
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
95 min | Argentina:92 min | Japan:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Canada:PG | USA:R | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Title Card: On August 25th, 1937 the Pullman Company signed the first ever agreement between a union of black workers and a major American corporation. It was twelve years - to the day - of the founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Title Card: For the next four decades Randolph carried forward his fight for equality. In 1963, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Randolph initiated the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was at that gathering that a young Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech... and Randolph passed his torch to a new generation of leaders in the fight for Civil Rights.
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent!! A must see!, 5 January 2005
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Author: ashardy from United States

This movie is about history. Anyone who is interested in African American History or US History in general must see this movie. This movie shows things that we don't learn in our school system or in black history in general. I stumbled upon this movie at the video store looking for a movie to rent. For me it adds to the fight that African Americans have had to go through in the United States. Everything we have has been fought for. Nothing has come easy. All African Americans need to know about the Porters Union - the Brotherhood. This knowledge invigorates and empowers me. I am learning all I can about my history, because no one else is going to teach me. I then have to teach my kids. Thank you for making this movie.

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