10,000 Black Men Named George
Completed
10,000 Black Men Named George
8.0
2002
Updated to Full
TV Series
Director:
Robert Townsend
Cast:
Camille James, Sandi Ross, Brock Peters, Andre Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Carla Brothers, Kenneth McGregor, Ellen Holly, Ernestine Jackson, Ardon Bess, Ordena Stephens, James McGowan, Kedar Brown, Christopher Bondy, Neville Edwards, Collette Micks, Terry Hart, Emma Fleury Harvey, Mario Romano
Genres:
Drama
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
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