"A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer."
Alfre Woodard
as Loretta Sinclair
Al Freeman Jr.
as Earl Sinclair
Esther Rolle
as Annie Sinclair
Mary Alice
as Rosa Lynn Sinclair
Loretta Devine
as Zenia
Wesley Snipes
as Will Sinclair
Mpho Koaho
as Thomas
Anne-Marie Johnson
as Monica
Justin Lord
as Dr. Rainey
Richard Yearwood
as Marco
Sandra Caldwell
as Volunteer
Colleen Williams
as Tourist Woman
Richard Blackburn
as Tourist Man
Philip Akin
as Manager
Mary Fallick
as Drug Addict
Sandi Ross
as Pawnbroker
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
as Prim Woman
Marium Carvell
as Prim Sister
Quancetia Hamilton
as Gina
Kim Roberts
as Isabelle
Michelyn Emelle
as Dozing Woman
Johnie Chase
as Grinning Man
Andrea Lewis
as Cassandra
Nigel Shawn Williams
as Carl
Bernard Browne
as Diner #1
Alison Sealy-Smith
as Diner #2
Eugene Clark
as Citizen #1
Chris Benson
as Citizen #2
Neville Edwards
as Slave Man
Yanna McIntosh
as Slave Woman
Troy Seivwright-Adams
as Collin
Kevin Duhaney
as Justin
Joel Gordon
as Jesse 1865 (age 17)
Phillip Jarrett
as Jesse 1890 (age 42)
Kulani Hassen
as Tracy
DeFoy Glenn
as Reverend Floyd
Jeff Jones
as Man in Congregation
Carol Anderson
as Jesse's Wife
Clinton Green
as Soloist in Church
Maya Angelou
Director
Myron Goble
Writer
William Wages
Director of Photography
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer
Nancy Richardson
Editor
Producer
Maxyne Baker
Costume Designer
Reuben Cannon
Rick Rosenberg
Victor McGauley
Robert W. Christiansen