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Title: Boycott (TV Movie 2001)
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5 wins & 10 nominations.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Ralph Abernathy | |
| CCH Pounder | ... | Jo Ann Robinson | |
| Carmen Ejogo | ... | Coretta Scott King | |
| Reg E. Cathey | ... | E.D. Nixon | |
| Brent Jennings | ... | Rufus Lewis | |
| Iris Little Thomas | ... | Rosa Parks (as Iris Little-Thomas) | |
| Shawn Michael Howard | ... | Fred Gray | |
| Erik Dellums | ... | Bayard Rustin (as Erik Todd Dellums) | |
| Mike Hodge | ... | Daddy King | |
| Whitman Mayo | ... | Reverend Banyon | |
| Walter Franks | ... | Reverend Fields | |
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Mert Hatfield | ... | Mayor Gayle |
| Tom Nowicki | ... | Commissioner Sellars | |
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Danny Nelson | ... | Commissioner Parks |
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Black Americans boycott the public buses during the 1950s civil rights movement.
Plot Keywords:
civil rights | civil rights movement | racist | race relations | racial discrimination |Taglines:
"We want Coretta..." See more »Genres:
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Written by Stephen Edwards (as Stephen J. Edwards)
Performed by Hip To Be Swingin'
Courtesy Source in Sync Music
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Carmen Ejogo, who plays Coretta Scott King in Boycott, went on to reprise the role thirteen years later in Selma (2014). See more »Goofs
At 1:23 into the film, the Bayard Rustin character leaves his hotel and is walking down the street where he passes an establishment titled Posley Electric Appliances TV, Stereo, Radio. This takes place in December 1955, about 3 years before stereo sets were released to the public. See more »Soundtracks
Hey Little LadyWritten by Stephen Edwards (as Stephen J. Edwards)
Performed by Hip To Be Swingin'
Courtesy Source in Sync Music
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24 February 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Daybreak of Freedom See more »Company Credits
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I just saw Boycott on Kings day of celebration 2004 and it has renegized me as a filmmaker and brother. All the elements are her from Jeffery Wright's beautiful portral of a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders and the power to move forward on faith and conviction, to the supporting cast and the brilliant cinematography telling the story in both a narritive and documentary style. Much love to Clark Johnson for his direction in a film that offered us more of king then we ever knew and handling the material with the respect it is due. Let's not forget david Hennings who I hope to hire someday and Stewart Burns for such poignant writing. My favorite part is when every one gets on the now desegregated bus but king and you see it pull away with king in the back window. He is ordinary yet extraordinary and has more battles yet to come. The ending is inspiring and makes this a new classic in the history of king's legacy. Props to HBO and all involved.