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The police department attempts to prevent racial incidents when the city honors the first black woman to register to vote in Sparta.

The police department attempts to prevent racial incidents when the city honors the first black woman to register to vote in Sparta.

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In the Heat of the Night

S5, EP15 "Odessa"

The police department attempts to prevent racial incidents when the city honors the first black woman to register to vote in Sparta.

Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.
Starring: Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson, Carroll O'Connor, Christian LeBlanc, David Hart, Denise Nicholas, Dennis Lipscomb, Howard E. Rollins, Hugh O'Connor, Jill Carroll, Peter Gabb
Original Air Date: Mar 6, 1988
Genres: DramaTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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