Year: 1981
Runtime: 125 mins
Language: English
Director: Lamont Johnson
The film dramatizes the 1957 clash between state and federal authorities over desegregating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following teacher and girls’ vice‑principal Elizabeth Huckaby as she witnesses the intense resistance, the courage of the students, and the community’s turmoil.
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