Girl in the Basement
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Film / 1997
4 Little Girls
Directed by
Spike Lee
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
The story
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
Cast
Maxine McNairSelf - Mother of Denise McNair
Chris McNairSelf - Father of Denise McNair
Helen PeguesSelf - Denise's Aunt
Queen NunnSelf - Neighbor of Denise McNair
Arthur Hanes Jr.Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
Howell RainesSelf - New York Times Editor
Harold McNairSelf - Denise's Uncle
Carole C. SmithermanSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
Wamo Reed RobertsonSelf - Carole's Aunt
Dianne BraddockSelf - Carole's Sister
Carolyn Lee BrownSelf - Carole's Childhood Friend
Alpha RobertsonSelf - Mother of Carole Robertson
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Wyatt Tee WalkerSelf - Former Executive Director of SCLC
Fred Lee ShuttlesworthSelf - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Florence TerrellSelf - School Teacher
Gwendolyn WhiteSelf - School Teacher
Doris LockhartSelf - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
Gerald ColbertSelf - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
Freeman Hrabowski IIISelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
Shirley Wesley KingSelf - Cynthia's Sister
Carolyn M. McKinstrySelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
David J. VannSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham
Bill BaxleySelf - Former Attorney General of Alabama
Albert BoutwellSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)
Andrew YoungSelf - SCLC
Taylor BranchSelf - Author
Nadean S. WilliamsSelf - Music Teacher
Janie GainesSelf - Addie Mae's Sister
Rhonda Nunn ThomasSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
James BevelSelf - SCLC
Tommy WrennSelf - SCLC
George WallaceSelf
Nicholas KatzenbachSelf - Former US Attorney General
Billie HarrisSelf - Funeral Home Director
Ricky PowellSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
Lillie BrownSelf - SCLC
Ossie DavisSelf - Actor and Playwright
Mahalia JacksonSelf - During March on Washington (archive footage)
Barbara NunnSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
John CrossSelf - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church
Barbara CrossSelf - Daughter of Reverend Cross
Morris MarshallSelf - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
Junie CollinsSelf - Addie Mae's Sister
Diane NashSelf - SCLC
Faye DavisSelf - Carole's Childhood Friend
Coretta Scott KingSelf
Walter CronkiteSelf - Special Correspondent CBS News
Bill CosbySelf - Educator
Jesse JacksonSelf - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Reggie WhiteSelf - Green Bay Packers
Ralph AbernathySelf - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)
David BrinkleySelf - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Addie Mae CollinsSelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
James FarmerSelf - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spike LeeInterviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Denise McNairSelf (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cynthia WesleySelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carole Rosamond RobertsonSelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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