The Best of Enemies
A civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader hold a community summit on school desegregation.
The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis come together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead to surprising revelations that change both of their lives forever.
Taraji P. Hensonas Ann Atwater
Sam Rockwellas C.P. Ellis
Babou Ceesayas Bill Riddick
Nick Searcyas Garland Keith
Wes Bentleyas Floyd Kelly