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The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

Score: 7.4

Genre: Drama, TV Movie, History

Year: 1981-12-01

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.

Actors:

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Rodrick F. Wimberly

Rodrick F. Wimberly

Mashaune Hardy

Mashaune Hardy

Brett Bouldin

Brett Bouldin

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