Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredRomanceDrama42747194Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored42747194RomanceDramathumb_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: September 24, 2025 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 RoundtreeCleve Image Gallery RecommendedWizards of Waverly Place: Wizard SchoolMy Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship GamesScooby-Doo! Spooky GamesRing 0Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!Sickies Making FilmsWagakki Band Japan Tour 2019 REACT -New Chapter-The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus RockChou Deneiban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsUn Caso ExcepcionalStarThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea1st KissThe Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationScooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie
