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Feb 10, 1999 · The Color of Courage: Directed by Lee Rose. With Linda Hamilton, Lynn Whitfield, Bruce Greenwood, Roger Guenveur Smith. In Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court case Sipes vs. McGhee, a homeowners' association tries to kick a Black family out of their neighborhood.
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- Drama
- Lee Rose
- 1999-02-10
The Color of Courage. African-American Mac McGhee (Roger Guenveur Smith) moves into an exclusively white neighborhood in the 1940s along with his wife, Minnie (Lynn Whitfield), and their...
- Lee Rose
- Drama
- Linda Hamilton
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Starring Lynn Whitfield as Minnie, Linda Hamilton as Anna, Roger Guenveur Smith as Orsel “Mac” McGhee and Bruce Greenwood as Benjamin Sipes, the film uses the McGhee’s public legal battle as backdrop for a more intimate story: Minnie and Anna’s unexpected journey to mutual respect.
The Color of Courage is based on the true story of the Supreme Court case of Sipes v. McGhee, which challenged the constitutionality of restricted covenants designed to prohibit black families from living in exclusive white neighborhoods in the 1940s, and the unlikely friendship formed between two women.
Nov 16, 1998 · True story of the first black family to buck the "restrictive covenants" that tacitly prevented non-whites from moving into white neighborhoods, "The Color of Courage" highlights what...
Film Details. Also Known As. Color of Courage, Sipes vs. McGhee. Genre. Drama. Period. Release Date. 1999. Location. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h. Synopsis. In 1944, Minnie and Mac McGhee, two light-skinned blacks, bring their family from Detroit's inner city to a nearby all-white neighborhood.
