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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
A drama about a family's history from the 1910s to the 1970s, starring Cicely Tyson, Erika Alexander, Queen Latifah and others. Watch the trailer, browse episodes, see cast and crew, and read user reviews and trivia on IMDb.
- (628)
- 1998-11-08
- Drama
Watch the 1998 TV-14 drama series starring Cicely Tyson as a Southern black woman who recalls her life story. The series consists of two parts, each covering different periods of her life and challenges.
- Peter Werner
- 1
- Cicely Tyson
- January 1, 1998
Mama Flora, born to poor sharecroppers in Tennessee, is forced to raise her children alone after the murder of her husband. But it will not be Willie, her son, who fulfills her ambitions, but Ruthana, the niece she raises as her own.
- 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
Jan 1, 2001 · 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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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.
