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The Boy King

7.0198631mMovieDrama

Focuses on young Martin Luther King Jr.'s early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family moved him to speak out against segregation and become a leader in the civil rights movement.

DirectorBilly J. Parrott
WriterRand Hopkins

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Cast · Directed by Billy J. Parrott

HRHoward Rollins
Howard Rollins
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
WFWalter Franks
Walter Franks
M.L.
DBDenise Burse
Denise Burse
Bunch
CACandice Afia
Candice Afia
Christine King
BSBree Shannon
Bree Shannon
Christine King
JB
Jarrett Ellis Beal
A.D.
GA
Georgia Allen
Mama
BWBill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
LWLou Walker
Lou Walker
Rev. Otis

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