The Vernon Johns Story

★ 9.019941h 40mDir. Kenneth FinkHD

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In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.

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James Earl Jones

Vernon Johns

Mary Alice

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Joe Seneca

Deacon Wilkes

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Nicolle Rochelle

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Tommy Hollis

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Ashanti Nailah Blaize

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Clifton James

Judge Blake

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Shelby Ware

Janet Whitcomb

Cissy Houston

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Timothy Kirkpatrick

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