Daughters of the Dust
Jan 24 1991
•2h 52m
•Drama, Romance
In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.
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Cora Lee Day
Nana Peazant
Alva Rogers
Eula Peazant
Barbara O. Jones
Yellow Mary
Trula Hoosier
Trula
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