A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, we also see how modern activists use today's technology to continue fighting injustice today.
Credits
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Cast
Name |
Character |
Walter Cronkite
He was 101, 92 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Jesse Jackson
He was 76, now 83 years old
|
as Himself |
Lester Holt
He was 59, now 65 years old
|
as Narrator |
Tom Brokaw
He was 78, now 84 years old
|
as Himself |
Amy Goodman
She was 60, now 67 years old
|
as Herself |
David Brinkley
He was 97, 82 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Chris Hayes
He was 39, now 45 years old
|
as Himself |
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Crew