When We Rise
tv show

4 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired February 27, 2017
Genres:
Overview
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.

Season 1
4 episodes
Air Date
February 27, 2017
Cast

Austin P. McKenzie
as
Young Cleve Jones

Emily Skeggs
as
Young Roma Guy

Jonathan Majors
as
Young Ken Jones

Fiona Dourif
as
Young Diane Jones

Rachel Griffiths
as
Diane Jones

Mary-Louise Parker
as
Roma Guy

Guy Pearce
as
Cleve Jones

Michael Kenneth Williams
as
Ken Jones

Ivory Aquino
as
Cecilia Chung

Debra Winger
as
Elena Kagan

David Hyde Pierce
as
Dr. Jones

Whoopi Goldberg
as
Pat Norman



