Deacons for Defense (2005)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Forest Whitaker	...	Marcus Clay
	Chris Britton	...	William Chase
	Jonathan Silverman	...	Michael Deane
	Ossie Davis	...	Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
	Gene Mack	...	T.J.
	Tyrone Benskin	...	Archie
	Paul Benjamin	...	Otis
	Mpho Koaho	...	Baily
	Melanie Nicholls-King	...	Rose Clay
	Serena Lee	...	Lucille Clay
	Khafre Armatrading	...	Brooks Clay
	Adam Weiner	...	Charles Hillibrand
	Beau Starr	...	Neely
	Paulino Nunes	...	Lawson
	Aaron Walpole	...	Jimmy

Storyline

The words "Black Power" bring back memories of names like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and Eldridge Cleaver, but in Bogalusa, LA a group of harassed Afro-Americans had decided they'd had enough and took up arms to defend themselves and force the white power structure to listen to them. This took place during "Freedom Summer", 1964, right after the Civil Rights Act had become law. Fact based movie stars Forest Whitaker and Ossie Davis, the former as the founder of the Deacons of Defense and Justice (DDJ) and the latter as a peaceful minister trying to prevent the unavoidable violence that will follow. The story revolves around the white-controlled factory which provides 70% of the town's income and employees 40% of its people. Segregation is still clinging on within the factory, with blacks denied the supervisory positions and forced into separate lunchrooms... Written by AzRanger <Ranger273@azrangers.org>  

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