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Freedom Song (2000)
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Danny Glover, Vicellous Shannon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Loretta Devine
7.2Runtime112 min
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Freedom Song is a made-for-TV film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of the Freedom Summer, a group of high school students in the small town are eager to make grassroots changes in their own community. The young activists meet resistance not only from white southerners, but from their parents, who have experienced firsthand the violence that can result from speaking out. As high school students band together with the support of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, they make strides in registering African-American voters and gaining awareness for their cause.
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Freedom Song, directed by Phil Alden Robinson in 2000, offers a compelling look at the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi through the lens of a group of high school activists. Featuring powerful performances from Danny Glover and Vicellous Shannon, the film provides an intimate portrait of the grassroots struggle for voting rights, balancing harrowing moments of violence with the inspiring determination of the young protagonists.
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Freedom Song is a 2000 biographical made-for-television drama film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of the Freedom Summer, a group of high school students in the small town are eager to make grassroots changes in their own community. The young activists meet resistance not only from white southerners, but from their parents, who have experienced firsthand the violence that can result from speaking out. As high school students band together with the support of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, they make strides in registering African-American voters and gaining awareness for their cause.
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