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Freedom Song

"A father, a son and a movement that would change America forever."

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.

Top Cast

  • Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Will Walker

  • Vicellous Shannon

    Vicellous Shannon

    Owen Walker

  • Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Daniel Wall

  • Loretta Devine

    Loretta Devine

    Evelyn Walker

  • Glynn Turman

    Glynn Turman

    T-Bone Lanier

  • Stan Shaw

    Stan Shaw

    Archie Mullen

  • Michael Jai White

    Michael Jai White

    Coleman Vaughnes

  • John Beasley

    John Beasley

    Jonah Summer

  • Jason Weaver

    Jason Weaver

    Isaac Hawkins

Overview

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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