1991

1h 52m

6.3(56 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.

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12 members

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Cora Lee Day

Nana Peazant

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Alva Rogers

Eula Peazant

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Barbara O. Jones

Yellow Mary

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Trula Hoosier

Trula

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Umar Abdurrahamn

Bilal Muhammad

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Adisa Anderson

Eli Peazant

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Kaycee Moore

Haagar Peazant

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Bahni Turpin

Iona Peazant

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Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Viola Peazant

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Tommy Redmond Hicks

Mr. Snead

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Tony King

Newlywed Man

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Cornell Royal

Daddy Mack Peazant

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