10,000 Black Men Named George 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Andre Braugher, Mario Van Peebles, Charles S. Dutton, Brock Peters, Carla Brothers, Karen Eyo, Ellen Holly, Ardon Bess, Kedar Brown, Ernestine Jackson
This made-for-TV film is a biographical account of journalist Asa Philip Randolph (Andre Braugher) and railway porter Ashley Totten (Mario Van Peeples) who had a major impact on labor and race relations in the 1920s when they fought to organize a porters' union.
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Samantha: An American Girl Holiday 2004  TV, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Nadia Tass
Cast: Mia Farrow, AnnaSophia Robb, Kelsey Lewis, Rebecca Mader, Jordan Bridges, Karen Eyo, Shary Guthrie, Olivia Ballantyne, Hannah Endicott-Douglas
In the time of suffragists, nine-year-old Samantha's (AnnaSophia Robb) life has just taken a huge turn. Her parents have died, and she has been sent to live with her grandmother (Mia Farrow). Grandmary Edwards is very concerned with manners and Samantha behaving like a lady. Samantha befriends her neighbor's servant girl Nellie (Kelsey Lewis), learns about the troubles Nellie faces, and tries her hardest to keep Nellie with her in good times and in bad. (Review by LW)
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| 1. 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
2. Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004)
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