Our Friend, Martin

Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.

Cast

Ed Asner

as Mr. Harris (voice)

Angela Bassett

as Miles' Mom (voice)

Lucas Black

as Randy (voice)

Theodore Borders

as Martin at Age 12 (voice)

LeVar Burton

as Martin at Age 26 (voice)

Jessica Garcia

as Maria (voice)

Danny Glover

as Train Conductor (voice)

Whoopi Goldberg

as Mrs. Peck (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

as Turner (voice)

James Earl Jones

as Daddy King (voice)

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