About 4 Little Girls
- Released on July 09, 1997
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.
Full Cast of 4 Little Girls
Maxine McNair plays Self - Mother of Denise McNair
Chris McNair plays Self - Father of Denise McNair
Helen Pegues plays Self - Denise's Aunt
Queen Nunn plays Self - Neighbor of Denise McNair
Arthur Hanes Jr. plays Self - Defense Attorney for Bob Chambliss
Howell Raines plays Self - New York Times Editor
Harold McNair plays Self - Denise's Uncle
Carole C. Smitherman plays Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Wamo Reed Robertson plays Self - Carole's Aunt
Dianne Braddock plays Self - Carole's Sister
Carolyn Lee Brown plays Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
Alpha Robertson plays Self - Mother of Carole Robertson
Wyatt Tee Walker plays Self - Former Executive Director of SCLC
Fred Lee Shuttlesworth plays Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Florence Terrell plays Self - School Teacher
Gwendolyn White plays Self - School Teacher
Doris Lockhart plays Self - Neighbor of Cynthia Wesley
Gerald Colbert plays Self - Cynthia's Childhood Neighbor
Freeman Hrabowski III plays Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
Shirley Wesley King plays Self - Cynthia's Sister
Carolyn M. McKinstry plays Self - Cynthia's Childhood Friend
David J. Vann plays Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham
Bill Baxley plays Self - Former Attorney General of Alabama
Albert Boutwell plays Self - Former Mayor of Birmingham (archive footage)
Andrew Young plays Self - SCLC
Taylor Branch plays Self - Author
Nadean S. Williams plays Self - Music Teacher
Janie Gaines plays Self - Addie Mae's Sister
Rhonda Nunn Thomas plays Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
James Bevel plays Self - SCLC
Tommy Wrenn plays Self - SCLC
George Wallace plays Self
Nicholas Katzenbach plays Self - Former US Attorney General
Billie Harris plays Self - Funeral Home Director
Ricky Powell plays Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
Lillie Brown plays Self - SCLC
Ossie Davis plays Self - Actor and Playwright
Mahalia Jackson plays Self - During March on Washington (archive footage)
Barbara Nunn plays Self - Denise's Childhood Friend
John Cross plays Self - Former Pastor of 16th St. Baptist Church
Barbara Cross plays Self - Daughter of Reverend Cross
Morris Marshall plays Self - 16th Street Baptist Church Member
Junie Collins plays Self - Addie Mae's Sister
Diane Nash plays Self - SCLC
Faye Davis plays Self - Carole's Childhood Friend
Coretta Scott King plays Self
Walter Cronkite plays Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
Bill Cosby plays Self - Educator
Jesse Jackson plays Self - Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
Reggie White plays Self - Green Bay Packers
Ralph Abernathy plays Self - with Martin Luther King (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Brinkley plays Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Addie Mae Collins plays Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Farmer plays Self - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr. plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spike Lee plays Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Denise McNair plays Self (at family gathering) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cynthia Wesley plays Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carole Rosamond Robertson plays Self (joint funeral) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew of 4 Little Girls
Camera
Sound
Editing
Production
Lighting
Directing
Writing
- Maxine McNair
- Chris McNair
- Helen Pegues
- Queen Nunn
- Arthur Hanes Jr.
- Howell Raines
- Harold McNair
- Carole C. Smitherman
- Wamo Reed Robertson
- Dianne Braddock
- Carolyn Lee Brown
- Alpha Robertson
- Wyatt Tee Walker
- Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
- Florence Terrell
- Gwendolyn White
- Doris Lockhart
- Gerald Colbert
- Freeman Hrabowski III
- Shirley Wesley King
- Carolyn M. McKinstry
- David J. Vann
- Bill Baxley
- Albert Boutwell
- Andrew Young
- Taylor Branch
- Nadean S. Williams
- Janie Gaines
- Rhonda Nunn Thomas
- James Bevel
- Tommy Wrenn
- George Wallace
- Nicholas Katzenbach
- Billie Harris
- Ricky Powell
- Lillie Brown
- Ossie Davis
- Mahalia Jackson
- Barbara Nunn
- John Cross
- Barbara Cross
- Morris Marshall
- Junie Collins
- Diane Nash
- Faye Davis
- Coretta Scott King
- Walter Cronkite
- Bill Cosby
- Jesse Jackson
- Reggie White
- Ralph Abernathy
- David Brinkley
- Addie Mae Collins
- James Farmer
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Spike Lee
- Denise McNair
- Cynthia Wesley
- Carole Rosamond Robertson