Take a Giant Step

Plot Summary

After African-American teenager Spence Scott gets expelled from his private school for arguing with a teacher, he turns to his grandmother for advice. Spence, who lives in a genteel white area and has mostly white friends, feels like an outsider. He visits a bar in a black neighborhood, where he meets a few prostitutes, which doesn't help. Eventually, Spence starts a friendship with the housekeeper, Christine, who tells him her own difficult story.

Top Cast

Johnny Nash Spencer Scott

Estelle Hemsley Grandmother Martin

Ruby Dee Christine

Frederick O'Neal Lem Scott

Beah Richards May Scott