PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN

The true story of The Wilmington Ten

2014
1h 59m
Documentary

Overview

This documentary recounts the turbulent history surrounding the troubled desegregation of New Hanover County Public School System in North Carolina during the late 1960s through 1971, and the violence that led up to the false prosecution and convictions of eight black male students, a white female community organizer, and fiery civil rights activist, Rev. Benjamin Chavis, for protesting racial injustice.

Director

Cash Michaels

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Top Cast

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Beverly Perdue

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Joseph McNeil

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Benjamin Chavis Muhammad

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Jeremiah Wright

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