Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Lynne Littman

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Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

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Cast

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll as Sadie Delany

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan as Amy Hill Hearth

Lisa Arrindell

Lisa Arrindell as Sadie in her 20s

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald as Bessie in her 20s

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson as Papa Delany

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee as Mama Delany

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree as Booker T. Washington

Della Reese

Della Reese as Martha Logan

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