John Henry (1986, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Danny Glover
• Lynn Whitfield
• Tom Hulce
• Lou Rawls
• Julian Christopher
• Barry Corbin
• Thelma Houston
• E'Lon Cox
• David Donham
• Jadili Johnson
• Christopher Burton
• Rick Reynolds
• Lemoria English

Storyline

"On the night John Henry was born, lightning bolts shaped like nine-pound hammers filled the sky," and from that day on, John Henry was known as the extraordinary boy who became an extraordinary man. Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who became the famous steel-driving man of American folklore and song.

Brother Future (1991, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Phill Lewis
• Carl Lumbly
• Vonetta McGee
• Moses Gunn
• Michael Burgess
• Akosua Busia
• Bernard Addison
• Kenyatta Jackson
• Frank Converse
• Cornell Royal
• Arthur Gilliard

Storyline
A slick inner-city youth, T.J. (Phill Lewis), neglects his schoolwork and makes money through scams and rip-offs. One day, while fleeing the police, he is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find he has been transported back through time to 1822 Charleston, SC, where he is taken captive as a slave. While there, he meets Isaac (Moses Gunn) and Mortilla (Vonetta McGee). They help T.J. understand the circumstances he is in, which turns out to be more than T.J. expects as he also finds himself in the middle of Denmark Vessey's (Carl Lumbly) plans to revolt. How will T.J. get home again, and at what cost?