Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)

Name: Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1996-01-26
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashād, Paula Kelly, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Anna Maria Horsford

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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Released 1996-01-26 · 115 min · Romance, Drama

Directed by Tim Reid

Cast

Al Freeman Jr. as Poppa
Phylicia Rashād as Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly as Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Miss Alice
Anna Maria Horsford as Miss Annie
Bernie Casey as Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes as Preacher Hurn
Ray J as Cliff (12 Yrs.)
Polly Bergen as Miss Maybry
Taj Mahal as Mr. Will
Leon as Uncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree as Cleve
Frank Hoyt Taylor as Straw Boss