Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredRomanceDrama3675857494Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored3675857494RomanceDramathumb_upthumb_downOnce Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredJanuary 26, 1996Directed byTim ReidA narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.US content warning racial segregationfamily relationshipsrural area Last Updated: 9 days ago Request Update CastAl Freeman Jr.PoppaPhylicia RashādMa PonkPaula KellyMa PearlSalli Richardson-WhitfieldMiss Alice (as Salli Richardson)Anna Maria HorsfordMiss AnnieBernie CaseyMr. WalterIsaac HayesPreacher HurnRay JCliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)Polly BergenMiss MaybryTaj MahalMr. WillLeonUncle MelvinRichard RoundtreeCleveFrank Hoyt TaylorStraw Boss Image Gallery RecommendedGame of LoveThe World UnseenGuess WhoAn Autumn RomanceThe UnforgivenInventing the AbbottsLove EverlastingMississippi MasalaThe Fugitive KindThis ChristmasHello, Goodbye, and Everything in BetweenSafe HavenChina GirlCrazy in AlabamaMeet the Browns
