
In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.
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Bryce Clyde Jenkins
Kenny

Harrison Knight
Byron

Skai Jackson
Joetta

Anika Noni Rose
Wilona

Wood Harris
Daniel

David Alan Grier
Mr. Robert

Shameik Moore
James Jr.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Grandma Sands

Bailey Tippen
Naomi

Tyrin Niles Wyche
Larry Dunn

E. Roger Mitchell
Mr. Williams

Javon Johnson
James Bevel

Lori Beth Sikes
Margaret

Margo Moorer
Mrs. Davidson

A'Nya Schofield
Girl in the Blue Dress

Josephine Lawrence
Sarah

Pauletta Washington
Mrs. Glenn

Zoe Myers
Bonnie the Waitress

Bart Hansard
Movie Ticket Salesperson

Enoch King
Rev. Shuttlesworth

Randall Taylor
Weatherman

Jermaine Holt
Wool Pooh

John Atwood
Reporter

De'Marco Arrington
Flint School Bus Kid

Mariama Diallo
Bomb Victim

Cedric Hatcher
Church Leader

John Jaret
Driver

Meg Jay
Katie the Waitress

Beth Keener
Ellen the Waitress

Jonathan S. Kennedy
Flint Teacher

Tony D. Sims
Church Goer

Kathy Walton
Birmingham Resident

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