4 Little Girls

1997    1h 42m    TV-14
7.8100%89%73%
This film recounts the people and events leading up to the one of the most despicable hate-crimes during the height of the civil-rights movement, the bombing of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In that attack, four little African-American girls lost their lives and a nation was simultaneously revolted, angered and galvanized to push the fight for equality and justice on.
Directed By
Spike Lee
Written By
Spike Lee
Studio
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

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Cast of 4 Little Girls
  • Maxine McNairSelf - Mother of Denise McNair
  • Chris McNairSelf - Father of Denise McNair
  • Helen PeguesSelf - Denise's Aunt
  • Queen NunnSelf - Neighbor of Denise McNair
  • Arthur Hanes Jr.Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
  • Howell RainesSelf - New York Times Editor
  • Harold McNairSelf - Denise's Uncle
  • Carole C. SmithermanSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
  • Wamo Reed RobertsonSelf - Carole's Aunt
  • Dianne BraddockSelf - Carole's Sister
  • Carolyn Lee BrownSelf - Carole's Childhood Friend
  • Alpha RobertsonSelf - Mother of Carole Robertson
  • Wyatt Tee WalkerSelf - Former Executive Director of SCLC
  • Fred Lee ShuttlesworthSelf - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
  • Florence TerrellSelf - School Teacher
  • Gwendolyn WhiteSelf - School Teacher
  • Doris LockhartSelf - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
  • Gerald ColbertSelf - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
  • Freeman Hrabowski IIISelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
  • Shirley Wesley KingSelf - Cynthia's Sister
  • Carolyn M. McKinstrySelf - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
  • David J. VannSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham
  • Bill BaxleySelf - Former Attorney General of Alabama
  • Albert BoutwellSelf - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)
  • Andrew YoungSelf - SCLC
  • Taylor BranchSelf - Author
  • Nadean S. WilliamsSelf - Music Teacher
  • Janie GainesSelf - Addie Mae's Sister
  • Rhonda Nunn ThomasSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
  • James BevelSelf - SCLC
  • Tommy WrennSelf - SCLC
  • George WallaceSelf
  • Nicholas KatzenbachSelf - Former US Attorney General
  • Billie HarrisSelf - Funeral Home Director
  • Ricky PowellSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
  • Lillie BrownSelf - SCLC
  • Ossie DavisSelf - Actor and Playwright
  • Mahalia JacksonSelf - During March on Washington (archive footage)
  • Barbara NunnSelf - Denise's Childhood Friend
  • John CrossSelf - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church
  • Barbara CrossSelf - Daughter of Reverend Cross
  • Morris MarshallSelf - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
  • Junie CollinsSelf - Addie Mae's Sister
  • Diane NashSelf - SCLC
  • Faye DavisSelf - Carole's Childhood Friend
  • Coretta Scott KingSelf
  • Walter CronkiteSelf - Special Correspondent CBS News
  • Bill CosbySelf - Educator
  • Jesse JacksonSelf - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
  • Reggie WhiteSelf - Green Bay Packers
  • Ralph AbernathySelf - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • David BrinkleySelf - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Addie Mae CollinsSelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • James FarmerSelf - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Spike LeeInterviewer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Denise McNairSelf (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Cynthia WesleySelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Carole Rosamond RobertsonSelf (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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