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The Language You Cry In

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The Language You Cry In — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • January 1, 1998
  • Runtime
  • 53 min
  • Genres
  • Documentary
  • Director
  • Alvaro Toepke

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Vertamae Grosvenor photo Vertamae Grosvenor Self - Narrator (voice)

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