Boycott

Boycott

Release: 2001 | Community Score: 66%

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Cast

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Ralph Abernathy
CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Jo Ann Robinson
Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Coretta Scott King
Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

E.D. Nixon
Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Rufus Lewis
Iris Little Thomas

Iris Little Thomas

Rosa Parks
Shawn Michael Howard

Shawn Michael Howard

Fred Gray
Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville

Angry Neighbor
Erik Dellums

Erik Dellums

Bayard Rustin
Mike Hodge

Mike Hodge

Daddy King
Whitman Mayo

Whitman Mayo

Reverend Banyon
Walter Franks

Walter Franks

Reverend Fields
Mert Hatfield

Mert Hatfield

Mayor Gayle
Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Commissioner Sellars
Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Commissioner Parks
E. Roger Mitchell

E. Roger Mitchell

Bob Phillips
Heather Salmon

Heather Salmon

Mrs. Dunlap
Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Emory Jackson
Jack Martin

Jack Martin

Clifford Durr
Crystal Garrett

Crystal Garrett

Juanita Abernathy
Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Raymond Parks
James Bigwood

James Bigwood

Bus Driver
L. Warren Young

L. Warren Young

Hotel Clerk
Freda Scott Giles

Freda Scott Giles

Woman #1
Schveka Cooper-Brown

Schveka Cooper-Brown

Woman #2
Ralph David Abernathy

Ralph David Abernathy

Young Boy
Dan Biggers

Dan Biggers

Judge
Frank Hoyt Taylor

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Jack Crenshaw
Toiya Tillman

Toiya Tillman

Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather)
Cassi Davis

Cassi Davis

Cook
Willy Andralliski

Willy Andralliski

Pharmacy Owner
A.J. Jerrick

A.J. Jerrick

Dr. Johnson
Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

White Committee Woman
Ron Leggett

Ron Leggett

Juke Joint Patron
Ray Stoney

Ray Stoney

Juke Joint Patron
Lee Roy Giles

Lee Roy Giles

Holiness Minister
Elizabeth Omilami

Elizabeth Omilami

MLK Passenger
Deborah Duke

Deborah Duke

MLK Passenger
Ginnie Randall

Ginnie Randall

MLK Passenger
Robert C. Treveiler

Robert C. Treveiler

Jail Clerk
Steve Coulter

Steve Coulter

Sergeant
Erik M. Underwood

Erik M. Underwood

Church Member (uncredited)
Von Coulter

Von Coulter

MLK Guard
Omar J. Dorsey

Omar J. Dorsey

MLK Guard
Angela Elayne Gibbs

Angela Elayne Gibbs

Congregant #1
Geoffrey Williams

Geoffrey Williams

Congregant #2
Willie Tennyson

Willie Tennyson

Cabbie
Gerald Brown

Gerald Brown

Wino
James Mayberry

James Mayberry

Police Officer
Richie Dye

Richie Dye

Policeman
Whitt Brantley

Whitt Brantley

Policeman
David Dwyer

David Dwyer

Policeman
Jeff Braun

Jeff Braun

Policeman
Dolan Wilson

Dolan Wilson

Policeman
Lavon Lacey

Lavon Lacey

Luther Ingalls
Janell McLeod

Janell McLeod

White Lady
Heath Gunn

Heath Gunn

Angry Neighbor
Sherri L. Walker

Sherri L. Walker

Angry Neighbor
Molly Johnson

Molly Johnson

Mocha Beauty
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon

Jeffrey Pratt Gordon

Redneck
Darwin T. Hobbs

Darwin T. Hobbs

Juke Joint Singer
Kenric Richardson

Kenric Richardson

MLK Supporter
Edith Ivey

Edith Ivey

Woman Getting Ticket
Sylvester Jenkins

Sylvester Jenkins

Loading Dock Man #1
Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Loading Dock Man #2
Shannon Welles

Shannon Welles

Porch Lady
Marion Guyot

Marion Guyot

Virginia Durr