The Lena Baker Story (Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story) (2009)
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The Lena Baker Story, starring Tichina Arnold, Beverly Todd and Peter Coyote, tells the civil rights story of a young, impoverished girl in rural Georgia in the early 1900s, who - in a desperate attempt to break free of physical and mental abuse - accidentally killed a White man. With a dismissive… More The Lena Baker Story, starring Tichina Arnold, Beverly Todd and Peter Coyote, tells the civil rights story of a young, impoverished girl in rural Georgia in the early 1900s, who - in a desperate attempt to break free of physical and mental abuse - accidentally killed a White man. With a dismissive lawyer by her side, a jury of 12 Caucasian men found her guilty in a trial and deliberation that, together, lasted less than four hours. Due to a long clemency campaign led by her family, including in more recent years her grand-nephew Roosevelt Curry, Georgia's Pardon and Parole Board finally granted a posthumous pardon in 2005 - six decades after her execution - ruling that a "grievous error" occurred when she was denied clemency following her trial. "I believe she's somewhere around God's throne and can look down and smile," reflects Curry. -- (C) Barholtz Entertainment Inc.
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 13, 2009 Limited
- On DVD
- Jan 4, 2011
- Studio
- Barholtz Entertainment Inc.
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Cast
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Tichina Arnold
as Lena Baker
- Beverly Todd
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Peter Coyote
as Elliot Arthur
- Michael Rooker
