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4 Little Girls

1997

102 minutes

Documentary

Overview

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

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Maxine McNair headshot

Maxine McNair

Self - Mother of Denise McNair

Chris McNair headshot

Chris McNair

Self - Father of Denise McNair

Helen Pegues headshot

Helen Pegues

Self - Denise's Aunt

Queen Nunn headshot

Queen Nunn

Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair

Arthur Hanes Jr. headshot

Arthur Hanes Jr.

Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss

Howell Raines headshot

Howell Raines

Self - New York Times Editor

Harold McNair headshot

Harold McNair

Self - Denise's Uncle

Carole C. Smitherman headshot

Carole C. Smitherman

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Wamo Reed Robertson headshot

Wamo Reed Robertson

Self - Carole's Aunt

Dianne Braddock headshot

Dianne Braddock

Self - Carole's Sister

Carolyn Lee Brown headshot

Carolyn Lee Brown

Self - Carole's Childhood Friend

Alpha Robertson headshot

Alpha Robertson

Self - Mother of Carole Robertson

Wyatt Tee Walker headshot

Wyatt Tee Walker

Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth headshot

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights

Florence Terrell headshot

Florence Terrell

Self - School Teacher

Gwendolyn White headshot

Gwendolyn White

Self - School Teacher

Doris Lockhart headshot

Doris Lockhart

Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley

Gerald Colbert headshot

Gerald Colbert

Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor

Freeman Hrabowski III headshot

Freeman Hrabowski III

Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend

Shirley Wesley King headshot

Shirley Wesley King

Self - Cynthia's Sister

Carolyn M. McKinstry headshot

Carolyn M. McKinstry

Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend

David J. Vann headshot

David J. Vann

Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham

Bill Baxley headshot

Bill Baxley

Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama

Albert Boutwell headshot

Albert Boutwell

Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)

Andrew Young headshot

Andrew Young

Self - SCLC

Taylor Branch headshot

Taylor Branch

Self - Author

Nadean S. Williams headshot

Nadean S. Williams

Self - Music Teacher

Janie Gaines headshot

Janie Gaines

Self - Addie Mae's Sister

Rhonda Nunn Thomas headshot

Rhonda Nunn Thomas

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

James Bevel headshot

James Bevel

Self - SCLC

Tommy Wrenn headshot

Tommy Wrenn

Self - SCLC

George Wallace headshot

George Wallace

Self

Nicholas Katzenbach headshot

Nicholas Katzenbach

Self - Former US Attorney General

Billie Harris headshot

Billie Harris

Self - Funeral Home Director

Ricky Powell headshot

Ricky Powell

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

Lillie Brown headshot

Lillie Brown

Self - SCLC

Ossie Davis headshot

Ossie Davis

Self - Actor and Playwright

Mahalia Jackson headshot

Mahalia Jackson

Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)

Barbara Nunn headshot

Barbara Nunn

Self - Denise's Childhood Friend

John Cross headshot

John Cross

Self - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church

Barbara Cross headshot

Barbara Cross

Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross

Morris Marshall headshot

Morris Marshall

Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Member

Junie Collins headshot

Junie Collins

Self - Addie Mae's Sister

Diane Nash headshot

Diane Nash

Self - SCLC

Faye Davis headshot

Faye Davis

Self - Carole's Childhood Friend

Coretta Scott King headshot

Coretta Scott King

Self

Walter Cronkite headshot

Walter Cronkite

Self - Special Correspondent CBS News

Bill Cosby headshot

Bill Cosby

Self - Educator

Jesse Jackson headshot

Jesse Jackson

Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

Reggie White headshot

Reggie White

Self - Green Bay Packers

Ralph Abernathy headshot

Ralph Abernathy

Self - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Brinkley headshot

David Brinkley

Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)

Addie Mae Collins headshot

Addie Mae Collins

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Farmer headshot

James Farmer

Self - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr. headshot

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spike Lee headshot

Spike Lee

Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Denise McNair headshot

Denise McNair

Self (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cynthia Wesley headshot

Cynthia Wesley

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carole Rosamond Robertson headshot

Carole Rosamond Robertson

Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)