Marsai Martin Lands Lead Role In New American Girl Special
Marsai Martin has landed a new role! The young actress will be playing the lead role in Amazon Video’s new special Melody, 1963: Love Has to Win, an American Girl Story.
This new special “centers around 10-year-old Melody, whose eyes are opened to the racial inequality surrounding her, including the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing. As a result, her belief in the ‘indivisible’ promise of our country’s Pledge of Allegiance comes into question as she challenges her teacher on the validity of this given the horrific tragedy. After an emotional journey of self-reflection, her mother gives her the courage she needs by reminding her that it’s important to ‘stand up for what’s right, even when it’s hard or scary.'”
Amazon Video plans to release the special this Fall!