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  • The Boy King (1986)
  • TV Movie | 31 min | Drama
The Boy King (1986)
TV Movie | 31 min | Drama

This drama focuses on young Martin Luther King Jr.'s early encounters with prejudice and how the love and courage of his family moved him to speak out against segregation and become a leader in the civil rights movement.
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Updated Jan 31, 1986

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Jan 1986 (United States)
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31 cast members
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Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.   See fewer
Fred Perron
M.L. (younger) M.L. (younger)   See fewer
Walter Franks
M.L. (older) M.L. (older)   See fewer
Denise Burse
Bunch (as Denise Burse-Mickelbury) Bunch (as Denise Burse-Mickelbury)   See fewer
Candice Afia
Christine King (older) (as Candice Smith) Christine King (older) (as Candice Smith)   See fewer
Bree Shannon
Christine King (older) (as Bretina Shannon) Christine King (older) (as Bretina Shannon)   See fewer
Rodney Brooks
A.D. (younger) A.D. (younger)   See fewer
Jarrett Ellis Beal
A.D. (older) (as Jarrett Beal) A.D. (older) (as Jarrett Beal)   See fewer
Bill Withers
Bill Withers Bill Withers   See fewer
Zack Finch
Store Friend Store Friend   See fewer
Thomas Nowell
Store Friend Store Friend   See fewer
Elaine Falone
Friend's Mother Friend's Mother   See fewer
Lou Walker
Rev. Otis Rev. Otis   See fewer
Willie Woods
Minister #1 Minister #1   See fewer
Al Garrison
Minister #2 Minister #2   See fewer
Jay Fletcher
Minister #3 Minister #3   See fewer
Edgar Ward
Minister #4 Minister #4   See fewer
Muriel Moore
Woman at Shoe Store Woman at Shoe Store   See fewer
Nina Jordan
Little Girl Little Girl   See fewer
Demetreus Thomas
Paperboy Paperboy   See fewer
Tarra De Vaughn
Rosetta Rosetta   See fewer
Bernard Bridges
Presenter Presenter   See fewer
Roy Tatum
Bus Driver Bus Driver   See fewer
Joyce Leigh
Woman on Bus Woman on Bus   See fewer
Pamela Poitier
Grandmother King Grandmother King   See fewer
Kimarlo Nanji
Young King Sr. Young King Sr.   See fewer
Steve Lindsley
Tom Reed Tom Reed   See fewer
T. Anthony Quinn
Man (as Tony Quinn) Man (as Tony Quinn)   See fewer
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