Boycott (2001)

Directed by

Clark Johnson

Genre

historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists as they organize the Montgomery bus boycott. It shows the community's effort to challenge segregation through a year-long protest.

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What happens

Boycott is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Clark Johnson, and starring Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King Jr. The film, based on the book Daybreak of Freedom by Stewart Burns, tells the story of the 1955–1956 Montgomery bus boycott. It won a Peabody Award in 2001 "for refusing to allow history to slip into 'the past.'" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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