Deacons for Defense background

Deacons for Defense

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rig... Read more

Watch "Deacons for Defense" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Amazon released in 2003. It's a drama and thriller movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

Watch it here

Amazon Prime

More like this

The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale (2003)
7.5Crime 

Google Play +4
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
7.5Drama 

Amazon Prime +5
Collateral
Collateral (2004)
7.5Crime 

Google Play +7
Dead Man's Shoes
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
7.5Crime 

britbox-britbo +2
21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)
7.6Crime 

Google Play +1
Munich
Munich (2005)
7.5Action & Adventure 

Netflix +6
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
7.5Crime 

Google Play +1
The Machinist
The Machinist (2004)
7.6Drama 

Google Play +5
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
7.6Science-Fiction 

Amazon Prime +5
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men (2003)
7.3Crime 

Google Play +4
Babel
Babel (2006)
7.5Drama 

Netflix +6

Resilience

Resilience (2006)
7.5Drama 

Pantaflix +1
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙