Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Romance Drama
★ 4.2/10 TMDB 1996-01-26 115 min

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