The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974 7.8 (2.3k) Age 10+

In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.

Actors

Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart, Joel Fluellen, Will Hare, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks

Genres

Drama, History

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Countries (outside of the US)

Great Britain,