Cicely Tyson
Mama Flora
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- Loosely based on Haley's mother, Mama Flora (Tyson) endures one tragedy after another while raising her family. First, as a teenaged servant, Flora gets pregnant and is forced to give the child up. Then when she does marry, her husband is killed and their property burned.
Summaries. 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.
Duration. 2h. Synopsis. Miniseries from Alex Haley takes up where his "Roots" saga left off. The story spans fifty years and examines the struggles of Mama Flora, the black matriarch, and her family, including son Willie, granddaughter Diana and first-born son Luke, who was stolen from her at birth.
Loosely based on Haley's mother, Mama Flora (Tyson) endures one tragedy after another while raising her family. First, as a teenaged servant, Flora gets pregnant and is forced to give the child up. Then when she does marry, her husband is killed and their property burned.
Nov 8, 1998 · Mama Flora's Family. 1998. Based on Alex Haley's novel about a black matriarch in the early 20th century, this dramatic miniseries spotlights the struggle for social change. Cicely Tyson stars as Mama Flora, a woman determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice.
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- Cicely Tyson
- Peter Werner
Nov 6, 1998 · In 1912, the 17-year-old Flora (Erika Alexander) runs away from the shack where she’s living with her parents to accept a job as a servant to a rich light-skinned family. There, she gets knocked...
Aug 7, 2001 · Mama Flora’s Family. MINI-SERIES ( 1998 ) Drama. Based on Book. 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. 2 episodes 2 hr 56 min. e1 — Episode 1. Episode #1.
Flora believes she has failed her family and asks God for direction. On her birthday, the Palmer clan reunites, finally giving Flora what she's been looking for, a chance for her family to make amends and start over with a clean slate.
