Boycott
The Story of Martin Luther King and One Act of Defiance That Changed a Nation
2001 | 118m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Clark Johnson |
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| Writer: | Herman Daniel Farrell, Timothy J. Sexton, Stewart Burns |
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| This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 24, 2001 |
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| Director: | Clark Johnson |
| Writer: | Herman Daniel Farrell, Timothy J. Sexton, Stewart Burns |
| Genres: | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, civil rights, protest, martin luther king, racial segregation, racist, racism, racial tension, racial prejudice, social activism, race relations, racial discrimination, civil rights movement |
| Production Companies | HBO Films, Norman Twain Productions, Shelby Stone Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Wright | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Terrence Howard | Ralph Abernathy |
| CCH Pounder | Jo Ann Robinson |
| Carmen Ejogo | Coretta Scott King |
| Reg E. Cathey | E.D. Nixon |
| Brent Jennings | Rufus Lewis |
| Iris Little Thomas | Rosa Parks |
| Shawn Michael Howard | Fred Gray |
| Aaron Neville | Angry Neighbor |
| Erik Dellums | Bayard Rustin |
| Mike Hodge | Daddy King |
| Whitman Mayo | Reverend Banyon |
| Walter Franks | Reverend Fields |
| Mert Hatfield | Mayor Gayle |
| Tom Nowicki | Commissioner Sellars |
| Danny Nelson | Commissioner Parks |
| E. Roger Mitchell | Bob Phillips |
| Heather Salmon | Mrs. Dunlap |
| Clark Johnson | Emory Jackson |
| Jack Martin | Clifford Durr |
| Crystal Garrett | Juanita Abernathy |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | Raymond Parks |
| James Bigwood | Bus Driver |
| L. Warren Young | Hotel Clerk |
| Freda Scott Giles | Woman #1 |
| Schveka Cooper-Brown | Woman #2 |
| Ralph David Abernathy | Young Boy |
| Dan Biggers | Judge |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | Jack Crenshaw |
| Toiya Tillman | Claudette Colvin (as Thimbe Prather) |
| Cassi Davis | Cook |
| Willy Andralliski | Pharmacy Owner |
| A.J. Jerrick | Dr. Johnson |
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | White Committee Woman |
| Ron Leggett | Juke Joint Patron |
| Ray Stoney | Juke Joint Patron |
| Lee Roy Giles | Holiness Minister |
| Elizabeth Omilami | MLK Passenger |
| Deborah Duke | MLK Passenger |
| Ginnie Randall | MLK Passenger |
| Robert C. Treveiler | Jail Clerk |
| Steve Coulter | Sergeant |
| Erik M. Underwood | Church Member (uncredited) |
| Von Coulter | MLK Guard |
| Omar J. Dorsey | MLK Guard |
| Angela Elayne Gibbs | Congregant #1 |
| Geoffrey Williams | Congregant #2 |
| Willie Tennyson | Cabbie |
| Gerald Brown | Wino |
| James Mayberry | Police Officer |
| Richie Dye | Policeman |
| Whitt Brantley | Policeman |
| David Dwyer | Policeman |
| Jeff Braun | Policeman |
| Dolan Wilson | Policeman |
| Lavon Lacey | Luther Ingalls |
| Janell McLeod | White Lady |
| Heath Gunn | Angry Neighbor |
| Sherri L. Walker | Angry Neighbor |
| Molly Johnson | Mocha Beauty |
| Jeffrey Pratt Gordon | Redneck |
| Darwin T. Hobbs | Juke Joint Singer |
| Kenric Richardson | MLK Supporter |
| Edith Ivey | Woman Getting Ticket |
| Sylvester Jenkins | Loading Dock Man #1 |
| Bill Erwin | Loading Dock Man #2 |
| Shannon Welles | Porch Lady |
| Marion Guyot | Virginia Durr |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herman Daniel Farrell | Writer |
| Timothy J. Sexton | Writer |
| Stewart Burns | Book |
| H.H. Cooper | First Assistant Director |
| Clark Johnson | Director |
| Debi Young | Makeup Artist |
| Joseph Vitarelli | Original Music Composer |
| David Hennings | Director of Photography |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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