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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
- 1997
- Ithaca ILR Press
A TV mini series starring Cicely Tyson as Mama Flora, who recounts her life and family history from the 1910s to the 1970s. The series features Queen Latifah, Blair Underwood, Erika Alexander and other actors in the cast.
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- 1998-11-08
- Drama
- 175
Watch the 1998 drama series starring Cicely Tyson as a Southern black woman who recalls her life story. The series consists of two parts that follow her from childhood to old age.
- Peter Werner
- 1
- Cicely Tyson
- January 1, 1998
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
Nov 1, 1999 · 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.
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- 1997
- Alex Haley, David Stevens
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Jan 1, 2001 · Alex Haley, David Stevens. 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....
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.
