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Adapted from the acclaimed book of the same name by prize-winning author and African- American studies scholar Timothy Tyson. The film takes place in the 1970’s in Oxford, NC and explores the racial upheaval—and ensuing social change—provoked by the acquittal of a white father and son accused of murdering a black man in cold blood and in full public view. Nate Parker, an activist in his own right, stars as notable Civil Rights activist Dr. Ben Chavis, who went on to become Executive Director and CEO of the NAACP. Golden Globe- winner Ricky Schroder, stars as Tyson’s father, Reverend Vernon Tyson.
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