Once Upon A Time…When We Were Colored
Year | 1996 |
Starring | Al Freeman Jr., Isaac Hayes, Phylicia Rashad, Salli Richardson-Whitfield |
Director(s) | Tim Reid |
Rating | PG |
Genre(s) | Drama, Romance |
Runtime | 115 min |
From an early age, Cliff learns that Segregation is the rule. The first step in his education is learning from his great-grandfather the difference between “W” and “C” — white and colored. As Cliff gets older, he begins to witness the early stages of the Civil Rights movement, but never forgets his childhood in a separate and unequal world.