USA,
2003, 96 min
Directed by:
Bill DukeCinematography:
Ron StannettComposer:
Michel ColombierCast:
Jonathan Silverman, Ossie Davis, Mpho Koaho, Khafre Armatrading, Boyd Banks, Daniel Kash, Forest Whitaker, Beau Starr, Quancetia Hamilton (more)Plots(1)
They were defiant. They were determined. They were not going down without a fight. Deacons for Defense is the almost forgotten but true story of a group of African American Men who boldly took up arms against the Ku Klux Klan. With the whole world watching, these men changed forever their lives, their town, and their country. (official distributor synopsis)
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