The Defender
The Defender is a film directed by George Tillman Jr., starring Sterling K. Brown.
Overview
Scipio Africanus Jones was a courageous attorney who risked his life and career to defend 87 men wrongfully accused of murder in the wake of the Elaine, AR massacre of 1919, when a group of Black sharecroppers meeting in a church about unionization were attacked by a posse organized by white landowners.
Cast
Sterling K. Brown
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What is "The Defender" about?
Scipio Africanus Jones was a courageous attorney who risked his life and career to defend 87 men wrongfully accused of murder in the wake of the Elaine, AR massacre of 1919, when a group of Black sharecroppers meeting in a church about unionization were attacked by a posse organized by white landowners.
Who stars in "The Defender"?
The cast includes Sterling K. Brown.
