The '60s
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The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.
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Josh Hamilton
Michael Herlihy
Known for
13 Reasons Why
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Julia Stiles
Katie Herlihy
Known for
10 Things I Hate About You
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jerry O'Connell
Brian Herlihy
Known for
Stand by Me
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Jeremy Sisto
Kenny Klein
Known for
Six Feet Under
FBI
Jordana Brewster
Sarah Weinstock
Known for
Fast Five
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Leonard Roberts
Emmet Taylor
Known for
Heroes
American Crime Story
Bill Smitrovich
Bill Herlihy
Known for
Iron Man
Ted
John Meier
Cop #3
Annie Corley
Mary Herlihy
Known for
The Killing
The Bridges of Madison County
Donovan Leitch
Neal Reynolds
Known for
The Blob
Glory
David Alan Grier
Fred Hampton
Known for
Jumanji
The Patient
Charles S. Dutton
Reverend Willie Taylor
Known for
Alien³
Gothika
Mark Piznarski Director · Bill Couturié Writer Robert Greenfield Writer
United States release February 7, 1999 · Produced in United States · Production Lynda Obst Productions
Production
NBC Studios
Production
Lynda Obst Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 7, 1999
TV
United States · February 7, 1999
TV · 2 part TV mini-series
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