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A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)

The story of Hazel Brannon Smith, a Southern newspaper publisher who risked the loss of everything she loved by defying the bigotry of her neighbors in the 1950s.

Drama TV Movie

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

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as Hazel Brannon Smith

Michelle Joyner

Michelle Joyner

as Ann Sinclair

Starletta DuPois

Starletta DuPois

as Earl Clayburn

as Sheriff Cole

as Lily Clayburn

as Lyle Sinclair

Rebecca Wackler

Rebecca Wackler

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce

Dwionne Dickerson

Dwionne Dickerson

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Stephanie Astalos-Jones

Stephanie Astalos-Jones

as Man at Counter

as Man with Money

as Committee Man One

as Committee Man Two

as Committee Man Three

L. Warren Young

L. Warren Young

as Franklin Davis

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Executive Producer

Timothy O. Johnson

Timothy O. Johnson

Edgar J. Scherick

Edgar J. Scherick

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Michael Paul Clausen

Michael Paul Clausen

Production Design

Rama Laurie Stagner

Rama Laurie Stagner

Original Music Composer

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