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A Ripple of Hope (2008)
TV-PG
55 min | Documentary

A Ripple of Hope (2008)

TV-PG

55 min | Documentary

It was April 4, 1968. At 6:01 p.m., across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a gunman fired a rifle, and the leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lay mortally wounded. As news of King's ...See moreIt was April 4, 1968. At 6:01 p.m., across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a gunman fired a rifle, and the leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lay mortally wounded. As news of King's assassination spread, American cities were engulfed in chaos and fear. Urban areas erupted in riots. Fires burned out of control. Dozens of people were killed. Robert F. Kennedy, meanwhile, was en route to Indianapolis, where at 9 p.m. he was scheduled to make a campaign appearance in an African-American neighborhood. Pressing questions arose: Should Kennedy venture into the heart of the Indianapolis inner city and talk to the potentially volatile crowd gathered in a park? What could he say that would assuage their grief? Should he defy the Indianapolis city officials who ordered him to stay away? Would his life be in danger? Kennedy didn't blink. Despite the violence raging across the country, he courageously kept his promise to speak, climbing up on a shaky flatbed truck and delivering a moving, extemporaneous plea for peace and reconciliation-a talk that eventually would be regarded as one of the great political speeches of the twentieth century. A Ripple of Hope draws on interviews with Kennedy aides and associates, as well as "everyday people" who were in the crowd that night, to tell the story of an inspiring moment in American history. Written by Baird, David See less

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33 cast members

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John Lewis Self - U.S. Senator and RFK Campaign Staffer Self - U.S. Senator and RFK Campaign Staffer See fewer	John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Adam Walinsky Self - RFK Speechwriter Self - RFK Speechwriter See fewer	Going Upriver (2004)
Frank Mankiewicz Self - RFK Press Secretary Self - RFK Press Secretary See fewer	Dave (1993)
Thurston Clarke Self - RFK Biographer Self - RFK Biographer See fewer	The Cycle (2012)
Darlene Howard Self - Indianapolis Resident Self - Indianapolis Resident See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Jim Trulock Self - Indianapolis Resident Self - Indianapolis Resident See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Bill Gigerich Self - RFK Campaign Staffer Self - RFK Campaign Staffer See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
John Seigenthaler Sr. Self - Editor & Publisher of the Nashville Tennessean Self - Editor & Publisher of the Nashville Tennessean See fewer	The Electric Valley (1984)
Jim Tolan Self - RFK Campaign Advance Man Self - RFK Campaign Advance Man See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Vechel Rhodes Self - Indianapolis Resident Self - Indianapolis Resident See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Evan Thomas Self - Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Self - Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor See fewer	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
Peter Edelman Self - RFK Aide Self - RFK Aide See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Karl Anatol Self - Communication Professor Self - Communication Professor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Tom Cochrun Self - Radio Reporter Self - Radio Reporter See fewer	G-Man: The Making of an FBI Agent (2002)
Hurley Goodall Self - Indiana State Representative Self - Indiana State Representative See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Michael Riley Self - RFK Indiana State Campaign Coordinator Self - RFK Indiana State Campaign Coordinator See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Ronald Haldeman Self - Friends Minister to the Inner City Self - Friends Minister to the Inner City See fewer	Awful Grace (2010)
Billie Breaux Self - Indianapolis Auditor Self - Indianapolis Auditor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Rozelle Boyd Self - Indianapolis Councilor at Large Self - Indianapolis Councilor at Large See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Jules Witcover Self - Baltimore Sun Reporter Self - Baltimore Sun Reporter See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Julia Carson Self - Congresswoman Self - Congresswoman See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Tom Brown Self - Indianapolis Pastor Self - Indianapolis Pastor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
David Armstrong Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	Candles & Carols (2004)
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Michael Frank Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
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Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
David Murphy Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Jill O'Malia Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
De Andre Perry King / Kennedy Sculpture Visitor King / Kennedy Sculpture Visitor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Tom Pettit Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Logan Ritchhart Reenactor Reenactor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)
Melissa Wise King / Kennedy Sculpture Visitor King / Kennedy Sculpture Visitor See fewer	A Ripple of Hope (2008)