The Vernon Johns Story
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Vernon Johns, a brilliant man coupled with an eloquent speaker, upsets his community through his radical ideas on social change and economic independence of blacks. From his pulpit, he attacks the white power and denounces police brutality towards his brother race. His biggest enemy is nonetheless his own congregation who hesitates to mobilize behind him.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Vernon Johns Story:

James Earl Jones
Mary Alice
Joe Seneca
Nicolle Rochelle
Tommy Hollis
Ashanti Nailah Blaize

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Vernon Johns, a brilliant man coupled with an eloquent speaker, upsets his community through his radical ideas on social change and economic independence of blacks. From his pulpit, he attacks the white power and denounces police brutality towards his brother race. His biggest enemy is nonetheless his own congregation who hesitates to mobilize behind him.

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User Review - 10/10 by Cliff MMoving story, about an inspirational man, played by a powerful actor. Flawless.
User Review - 10/10 by Kris Samazing story of freedom before Martin Luther King there was Vernon John.
User Review - 10/10 by Denise HExcellent movie about a courageous man who stood up to racial bigotry and helped start the civil rights movement. He put his life on the line and stood by his beliefs but he's been overshadowed by the achievements of leaders like Martin Luther King. A must-see movie!
User Review - 8/10 by Robin PJames Earl Jones is always enjoyable and convincing in his roles, this did not disappoint. He plays a pastor with a doctorate degree in the middle of the civil rights movement. Parts of this made me so angry at people for the way they treated the blacks and the prejudice that still goes on today, even if it's nowhere near what it used to be. This was good with a surprising twist at the end.
User Review - 8/10 by rosemarie sgreat depiction of the early civil rights movement... Jones was fantastic...
User Review - 8/10 by Cynthia SGood movie about this early civil rights leader, and the roots of the civil rights movement. James Earl Jones hits the mark well with his commanding role, and immediately shows what an authoritative leader Vernon Johns really was.
User Review - 8/10 by Doug WTV quality movie with a compelling story. Do some background research on Vernon Johns...he was a brilliant man, and completely unappreciated.
User Review - 8/10 by Vincent TA touching story of oppressed Black people before the civil rights movement in Alabama. they did a good job of showing how black people were in sitting in the palm of white supremacy being crushed by the overwhelming fingers of extreme racism through verbal, physical, mental and social abuse that was at the time legal. I liked how the comparison to rabbits was made. saying that when a white man hunts a rabbit out of season he is finned. but when a white man kills a nigger he gets to go home scott free... saying that the worth of black people was less that rabbits. . the film has a way of showing the violence without showing the violence, with showing the pains without showing the pains, showing the rapes without showing the rapes, showing the discomfort without actually allowing the viewers see it. well put together and well acted out. the only reason i deducted points was for technical reasons.
User Review - 6/10 by Ida KDisappointing film about a seminal figure in the nascent civil rights movement. James Earl Jones played the title character with his usual passion. The barely controlled rage that was provoked by the blatant injustice of the Jim Crow south was wholly believable. Nicole Leach was very moving as the good Rev. Doctor's eldest daughter. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast was less capable. Still, the power of the story carried the film. I just wanted to like this more than I did. How ironic that the deacons found Rev. Johns' rhetoric to be too inflammatory and called Martin Luther King as their next pastor! Thank God for the courage of men like Vernon Johns who helped to ignite the civil rights movement. That legacy is an important chapter in our nation's history. Even though flawed, this film is important to our understanding of how far we have come, and how much further we must yet go to see "justice flow down like a river".

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