Film

Black Spartans

Director: Ben Cory Jones

The fight for civil rights can happen on many fields, including the football field

The social upheaval of the mid-1960s converged with football at Michigan State University. This is the story of the first fully integrated college football national title team that forever changed the face of the country and the sport.

Top cast

Neal McDonough

Duffy Daugherty

Parker McKenna Posey

Anna Mae

Mike Pniewski

Larry Morrison

Rhoda Griffis

Frances Daugherty

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Jimmy Raye

Casey Cott

Mia Healey

Marci

E. Roger Mitchell

Donny Boaz

Coach Anderson

Joe Knezevich

Coach Lewis

Jason Vendryes

Coach Thompson

Julian Horton

Gene Washington

Chris Mansa

Bubba Smith

Cory Wharton

Clinton Jones

Keith Carlos

George Webster

Logan Siu

Bob Apisa

Javian JB Brown

Young Jimmy Raye

Nick Hagelin

Chuck Morrison

Directed by

Ben Cory Jones

Written by

Ben Cory Jones, James Velissaris

Produced by

James Velissaris, Justin Oates-Marable