Keepers of the Flame

Overview

On the eve of the 1913 inaugural Women's Suffrage parade, the formidable activist Mary Church Terrell, along with two leaders of historic African-American Sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta, confront and challenge parade organizer Alice Paul, regarding the racist, exclusionary practices of the white suffragette movement, for Black suffragettes to participate in the parade.

Cast

Messeret Stroman Wheeler

Celestine Rae

Noelle Ramsay

Montana Lampert Hoover