Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Romance
Drama

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

115 minutes
01/26/1996
4.2

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 RashādMa Ponk
Paula Kelly
Paula KellyMa Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Salli Richardson-WhitfieldMiss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
Anna Maria Horsford
Anna Maria HorsfordMiss Annie
Bernie Casey
Bernie CaseyMr. Walter
Isaac Hayes
Isaac HayesPreacher Hurn
Ray J
Ray JCliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Polly Bergen
Polly BergenMiss Maybry
Taj Mahal
Taj MahalMr. Will
Leon
LeonUncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree
Richard RoundtreeCleve