Booker (film) explained

Screenplay:	John Allman Charles Eric Johnson
Director:	Stan Lathan
Composer:	Webster Lewis
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Executive Producer:	Avon Kirkland
Producer:	Whitney Green
Editor:	Stephen Stept
Runtime:	56 minutes^[1]
Company:	New Images Productions
Network:	Disney Channel

Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold.^[2] Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.^[3] The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.

Cast

• Shavar Ross as Booker T. Washington
• CCH Pounder as Jane
• Thalmus Rasulala as Wash
• James Bond III as John
• Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs
• Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs
• Julius Harris as Lee
• LeVar Burton as William Davis
• Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice
• Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner

Reception

Booker was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1984.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Booker. 904889936. DVD. Feature Films for Families. 2005. 1984.
2. Web site: Booker (1984). British Film Institute. https://archive.today/20190814070532/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f785fdb. August 14, 2019. August 14, 2019. dead.
3. Web site: Booker (1984). Rotten Tomatoes. August 14, 2019.
4. Book: ALA. 978-0-8389-3342-8. Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago. 2024-02-15. 1987.