Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Tim Reid
1996-01-26


4.2
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.

Cast

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