Booker (film)

Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold. Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington. The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.

Cast

 * Shavar Ross as Booker T. Washington
 * CCH Pounder as Jane
 * Thalmus Rasulala as Wash
 * James Bond III as John
 * Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs
 * Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs
 * Julius Harris as Lee
 * LeVar Burton as William Davis
 * Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice
 * Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner

Reception
Booker was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1984.