Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey (2005)
57 min
SOUL OF JUSTICE: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey is a timely and unforgettable story about one person’s commitment to integrity and human rights and his profound influence on the American judicial system. Award-winning director Abby Ginzberg’s riveting and thought-provoking film transports viewers through the inspiring life and work of one of the first African-American federal judges in the United States and chronicles the impact of his decisions on the lives of millions. As the first black attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Kennedy Justice Department in the 1960’s, Henderson, fresh out of law school, confronted the intricate challenges of being a black man in authority within the largely all-white world of the American legal system.
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
- Music
- B. Quincy Griffin
Cast
- Carl Lumbly as Narrator
- Andrew Young as Self - Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Thelton E. Henderson as Self - U.S. District Court Judge
- Brad Pye Jr. as Self - High School friend, sportswriter
- Henry Ramsey Jr. as Self - Boalt Hall classmate
- John Doar as Self - Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- Taylor Branch as Self - Civil Rights Historian and Author
Crew
- Jackie Robinson · Archive footage
- James Meredith · Archive footage
- Martin Luther King Jr. · Archive footage
- Abby Ginzberg · Director
- Rick Goldsmith · Writer
- Abby Ginzberg · Producer
- B. Quincy Griffin · Composer
- Eli Adler · Cinematographer
- Vicente Franco · Cinematographer
- Rick Goldsmith · Editor