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Four Little Girls (Video)

September 15, 1963. It could have been a regular day in the life of Americans everywhere. Instead it became a day that would change their lives without mercy. Spike Lee takes an in-depth look at one of America’s Most terrible crimes, and the impact it had on the civil rights movement. Four Little Girls features archival film footage, home photographs, and comments by surviving family members. Interviews with local and national figures of the time include Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young and Coretta Scott King, as well as a rare and revealing interview with former Alabama governor George Wallace.

A Spike Lee/HBO film. 102 minutes.

Last Updated: 6/13/07