The Staircase Murders
2007 Lifetime
For One Night
2006
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Overview
Inspired by the true story of an African American teenager who shook up a small town where high school proms had been racially segregated for decades. Amid the protests of the community and with the help of a newspaper reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the story, the two women are able to reverse decades of racist tradition and make history, at least for one night. The movie is based on events that occurred in Taylor County, Georgia in 2002.
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Cast
Aisha Tyler
Desiree Howard
Gary Grubbs
Mr. Thornton
Jason Lewis
Mark Manning
Harold Sylvester
Mr. Howard
Raven-Symoné
Brianna McCallister
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