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4 Little Girls

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.

1997 |1h 42m |  Documentary

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Cast

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Maxine McNair

Self - Mother of Denise McNair

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Chris McNair

Self - Father of Denise McNair

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Arthur Hanes Jr.

Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss

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Howell Raines

Self - New York Times Editor

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Wamo Reed Robertson

Self - Carole's Aunt

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Dianne Braddock

Self - Carole's Sister

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Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights

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Andrew Young

Self - SCLC

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Taylor Branch

Self - Author

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James Bevel

Self - SCLC

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George Wallace

Self

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Nicholas Katzenbach

Self - Former US Attorney General

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Ossie Davis

Self - Actor and Playwright

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Mahalia Jackson

Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)

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Junie Collins

Self - Addie Mae's Sister

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Diane Nash

Self - SCLC

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Coretta Scott King

Self

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Walter Cronkite

Self - Special Correspondent CBS News

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Bill Cosby

Self - Educator

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Jesse Jackson

Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

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Reggie White

Self - Green Bay Packers

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Ralph Abernathy

Self - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)

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David Brinkley

Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Addie Mae Collins

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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James Farmer

Self - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Denise McNair

Self (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Cynthia Wesley

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Carole Rosamond Robertson

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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