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

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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

3.6(5 votes)
1996
1h 55m
RomanceDrama
racial segregationfamily relationshipsrural area

Overview

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

Cast

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 (as Salli Richardson)

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.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Miss Maybry

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Mr. Will

Directed by

Tim Reid

Tim Reid

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