The Defender
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.
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The Defender
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Rumored
Original Title
The Defender
Production Companies
Searchlight Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment
Director
George Tillman Jr.
Description
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.
