Sentences with phrase «socialite employer»
It follows the young lawyer (Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur (Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Hudson).
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SYNOPSIS: In 1941, African - American lawyer Thurgood Marshall defends a black chauffeur accused of raping and attempting to murder his socialite employer.
As the nation teeters on the brink of WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur against his wealthy socialite employer in a sexual assault and attempted murder trial that quickly became tabloid fodder.