The Language You Cry In

The Language You Cry In (1998)

January 1st, 19980h 0min

Documentary
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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.


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