10,000 Black Men Named George Format:DVD 198 lives shocked the world

198 lives shocked the world

when a woman named Holly is nearly beaten to death in the hotel by her boyfriend Davis

Lee Majors (TV's "Six Million Dollar Man") and Valerie Perrine (Best Actress nominee for her role in 1974's Lenny) round out the stellar cast

this season's displays of courage are nothing short of amazing and awe-inspiring

10,000 Black Men Named George Format:DVD 198 lives shocked the worldWhen the Great Depression struck America in the 1920s finding work was hard, but if you were poor and black it was virtually impossible. Working as a porter for the Pullman Rail Company was an option, but it meant taking home a third as much as white employees and working some days for free. You could forget about being called by your real name all black porters were simply called "George" after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated