Deacons for Defense (2005)

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jonathan Silverman, Chris Britton, Ossie Davis, Tyrone Benskin, Mpho Koaho, Melanie Nicholls-King, Adam Weiner, Boyd Banks, Paul Benjamin

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citiz…