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BBC One
on BBC One London

Award-winning drama based on the experiences of LA Times reporter Robert Richardson, starring Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood

Hearing of economic prosperity and better race relations in California, young Robert Richardson and his friends move from Alabama to Los Angeles. But they soon discover a different kind of discrimination.
(1990) (Subtitled)
See Films: pages 46-56 ***

Contributors

Director:
Kevin Hooks
Ruthana Richardson/Motherdear:
Cicely Tyson
Robert Richardson:
Blair Underwood
Junius Johnson:
James Earl Jones
Mrs Canfield:
Sally Kirkland
Roxie Turpin:
Margaret Avery
Clifford Turpin:
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Source: Radio Times

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