The Language You Cry In (1998)

01/01/1998 (US) • Documentary

Overview

THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.

The Language You Cry In (1998)

01/01/1998 (US)

Documentary

Overview

THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.

Top Billed Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

sierra leone

slave trade

funeral ceremony

african american history

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