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The long walk home, New Visions Pictures

Label
The long walk home, New Visions Pictures
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG
Main title
The long walk home
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
819665117
Responsibility statement
New Visions Pictures
Runtime
98
Summary
Odessa Cotter, is a quiet, dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson. When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband, and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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