Lawman Without a Gun(1979)
Alabama's First Black Sheriff. America's Most Dangerous Job.
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
Movie: Lawman Without a Gun
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Tom Hayward
Marvin Tayman
Minnie Hayward
Fred Tayman
George Tayman
Harris McIntyre
Sheriff Harvey Johnson
Mrs. Cartwright
Sgt. Hunt
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During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
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1979-05-30
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Alabama's First Black Sheriff. America's Most Dangerous Job.
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