Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1h 55 min

1996

USA

7.4

PG

A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.

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Cast

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Poppa

Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad

Ma Ponk

Leon

Leon

Uncle Melvin

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Ma Pearl

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Miss Alice

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Mr. Walter

Isaac Hayes

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Preacher Hurn

Ray J

Ray J

Cliff

Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White

Mary

Damon Hines

Damon Hines

Cliff at 16

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