The Vernon Johns Story

In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.

• Kenneth FinkDirector

• James Earl JonesVernon Johns
• Mary AliceAltona
• Joe SenecaDeacon Wilkes
• Nicolle RochelleBaby Dee
• Tommy HollisCoach Hill
• Ashanti Nailah BlaizeEnid
• Clifton JamesJudge Blake
• Shelby WareJanet Whitcomb
• Cissy HoustonRose
• Timothy KirkpatrickDr. Brewster