The Marva Collins Story

Name: The Marva Collins Story
Genre: Drama, TV Movie, History
Released: 1981-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly, Mashaune Hardy, Brett Bouldin

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.

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