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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI
EAN: 0030306777993
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Release Date: June 26, 2007
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 29250
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 1994
Editorial Review:
Description:
'Memorable.'
- The Los Angeles Times
Oscar® nominee James Earl Jones stars as controversial pastor Vernon Johns, one of the earliest voices of civil rights. 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.
His refusal to accept segregation incited anger amongst local law enforcement and caused his family to fear for their lives. Johns held strong to his beliefs and encouraged his congregation to join him. But, the church council deemed him a troublemaker and he was voted out as pastor…only to be replaced by future civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Before Martin Luther King, there was . . ..
James Earl Jones at his finest portraying a passionate Southern preacher at the dawn of the modern Civil Rights movement. Guaranteed to inform and inspire, no matter what your color. (First enjoyed when Jareen Abdul-Jabbar co-produced it in 1994.)
Rating: - The Vernon Johns Story
This is a man that everyone should know about. He's done alot for the Civil Rights Movement. I admire him for his broad thinking. He was right for dealing with what was at that time.
Rating:  - The Vernon Johns Story
This is an incredible story of a real man with a determination to live his life in truth and faith. His wasn't afraid to 'rock the boat' in the segregated south of his time, whether it be sitting on a bus or from the pulpit of his church.
Much of this story is seen through the eyes of his daughter as she comes to appreciate her often absent, often embarrassing and always stubborn father. He teaches truth to his congregation, to his community and to his daughter.
This wonderful ... Read More
Rating:  - The Vernon Johns Story
This is an excellent movie and we wanted to own our own copy. We hoped to watch it again during Black History Month. Two copies ordered and sent did not work.It was a very disappointing experience. Had to return both as bad discs!Guess we will try to DVR it next time the networks show it, Amazon is the only place I've found that offered it.
Rating: - IS IT TRUE
Could there really have been a Vernon Johns speaking truths in a time when we as a people were too afraid of or too comfortable in our misery to hear? Yes, there was. A true prophet. A John the Baptist, if you wil, preparing the way for Martin Luther King. But, why was Vernon Johns rejected. Perhaps he spoke too strongly. James Earl Jones portrays him gloriously. A titan who will not bend, who demands attention even if you will not give him the respect he deserves. This story should be taught to our children ... Read More
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