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United States. Language. English. Mama Flora's Family is a 1997 historical fiction novel by Alex Haley and David Stevens. The story spans from the 1920s to the 1970s as it follows Flora, a daughter of poor black Mississippi sharecroppers, and her descendants.
- Alex Haley, David Stevens
- 1997
- 1997
- Ithaca ILR Press
Mama Flora's Family: With Cicely Tyson, Erika Alexander, Blair Underwood, Queen Latifah. Mama Flora reflects on her life from the 1910s through to the 1970s while trying to help her granddaughter get her life right and be a better mother for her son, all while bringing the family she has left back together.
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- 1998-11-08
- Drama
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Jan 1, 2001 · 4.20. 611 ratings37 reviews. She vowed to find a better world for her children. Even if she had to make it herself. A sweeping epic of contemporary history by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley, this magnificent novel weaves an unforgettable story of one family, three generations, and their search for the American dream....
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- Paperback
Nov 1, 1999 · A sweeping epic of contemporary history by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley, this magnificent novel weaves an unforgettable story of one family, three generations, and their search for the American dream....
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- 1997
- Alex Haley, David Stevens
A sweeping epic of contemporary history by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley, this magnificent novel weaves an unforgettable story of one family, three generations, and their search for the American dream…. She is the heart and soul of her family who, through faith and courage, drives herself, her children, and her grandchildren onward ...
- Paperback
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Oct 5, 1998 · Book Description. Editorial Reviews. The late Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots penned this sweeping saga, also an upcoming television miniseries, that focuses on the family of matriarch Mama Flora, an African-American woman whose husband dies at the hands of white landowners. 150,000 first printing. Print length.
1998. TV-14. Drama. After being called upon to help her troubled granddaughter, a Southern black woman in her 70s looks back on a life filled with joy and heartbreak. Starring: Cicely Tyson Erika Alexander Blair Underwood Queen Latifah Mario Van Peebles Hill Harper Wynton Yates Sicily Johnson Patty Mack Michelle Benjamin Cooper.
