10,000 Black Men Named George

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.

3.1

90 min

Cast

Andre Braugher

as A. Philip Randolph

Charles S. Dutton

as Milton Webster

Mario Van Peebles

as Ashley Totten

Brock Peters

as Leon Frey

Carla Brothers

as Lucille Randolph

Kenneth McGregor

as Barton Davis

Ellen Holly

as Selena Frey

Ernestine Jackson

as Mrs. Randolph

Ardon Bess

as Daddy Moore

Ordena Stephens

as Sandi Totten

James McGowan

as Desmond

Kedar Brown

as James Randolph

Christopher Bondy

as William Green

Neville Edwards

as E.J. Daniels

Collette Micks

as Mrs. Robbins

Terry Hart

as Conductor

Emma Fleury Harvey

as Isabel Robbins (as Emma Fleury)

Mario Romano

as Donaldson

Camille James

as Porter's Wife

Sandi Ross

as Mrs. Walker

Lee Taylor

as Wealthy Passenger

John Dewey

as College Kid

Ed Fielding

as Conductor #2

Karen Eyo

as Elegant Woman

Harvey Sokoloff

as Board Member

Amanda Brugel

as Waitress

Dave Nichols

as Detective #1

Tim MacMenamin

as Lead Thug (as Tim McMenamin)

Peter Graham

as Conductor #3

Aron Tager

as Governor Morrow

Darren Josephs

as A Porter In Back

Larry Schwartz

as Mayor LaGuardia

Hadley Sandiford

as Porter

Sean Wayne Doyle

as Mediator

Marvin Hinz

as Reporter

Nelson Tynes

as Dancing Porter

Joel Gordon

as Circumspect Porter

Lyriq Bent

as Disgruntled Man

Richard Blackburn

as Franklin Roosevelt

Richard Eden

as Fred Bent

Herbert Johnson

as Other Porter

Klé McKoy

as Disgruntled Man's Son

Yvette McKoy

as Disgruntled Man's Wife

Araya Mengesha

as Bobby

Herbert Hoover

as Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Evans Hughes

as Self (archive footage)

Director

Robert Townsend