The Marva Collins Story 1981

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.

Cast:

Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins 

Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins 

Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly) 

Mashaune Hardy
Cindy Collins 

Brett Bouldin
Patrick Collins 

Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Eric Collins