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Oct 1, 1984 · Through the eyes of nine-year-old Booker T. Washington, viewers witness the end of the Civil War, the cruelties that endured after slavery was abolished, and the hard work that led Booker to education and true freedom.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Stan Lathan
- 1984-10-01
Booker is a one-hour drama based on the childhood of Booker T. Washington and his quest for education in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War.
1 ★★★★½ rating (4%) ★★★★★. Set in the 1860's South, Booker is the impassioned story of the boy who struggled through slavery to found the Tuskegee Institute.
- Stan Lathan
Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold. Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington. The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.
Booker is suddenly thrown back into his past when Morgan's appointment as Secretary of State spurs Yen to blackmail his ex-negotiations buddy into making good on his unfinished deal: the extermination of the Black Tigers.
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