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 as Sadie Delany
Ruby Dee as Annie Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany
Amy Madigan as Amy Hill Hearth
Lisa Arrindell as Sadie in her 20s
Audra McDonald as Bessie in her 20s
Mykelti Williamson as Papa Delany
Lonette McKee as Mama Delany
Richard Roundtree as Booker T. Washington
Della Reese as Martha Logan
Ahmond as Henry Delany
Cameron Arnett as Lemuel
Nate Bynum as
Thomas Clark as Lucious
Sharlease Collier as Churchgoer
Brandon Crawford as Bag Boy
Cordereau Dye as Hubert Thomas Delany
Annie-Joe Edwards as New Tenant
Carter Gaston as Manross Delany
Micki Grant as Actress playing Sadie on Broadway
Kiara Harris as Sadie age 7
April Jones as Harriet
Rebecca Koon as Miss Moseley
Patty Mack as Mildred
Lizan Mitchell as Actress playing Bessie on Broadway
Terry Nienhuis as Mr. Milliam
Clifton Powell as Frazier Johnson
Alison Robertson as Teacher
Bumper Robinson as Frank
Bobby Tyson as Hap
Alex Van as Drunk White Man
Camille O. Cosby as Broadway Audience Member (uncredited)
Tiffany LeShai McMinn as Student (uncredited)
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