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Character Name : Old Mr.

Original Name : Adolph Caesar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squeak

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Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Millie

Original Name : Dana Ivey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pa

Original Name : Leonard Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grady

Original Name : Bennet Guillory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Preacher

Original Name : John Patton Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Samuel

Original Name : Carl Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corrine

Original Name : Susan Beaubian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Buster

Original Name : James Tillis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Phillip Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swain

Original Name : Laurence Fishburne

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Peto Kinsaka

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Lelo Masamba

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Margaret Freeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Harpo

Original Name : Howard Starr

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Daphaine Oliver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Adam

Original Name : Jadili Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Tashi

Original Name : Lillian Njoki Distefano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daisy

Original Name : Donna Buie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Clerk

Original Name : Leon Rippy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mailman

Original Name : John R. Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Road Gang Leader

Original Name : David Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Loretta

Original Name : Carrie Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Sister

Original Name : Juliet Poe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Sister

Original Name : Katie Simon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Sister

Original Name : Ethel Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

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Gender : Male

Character Name : Boo

Original Name : Marcus Liles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emma

Original Name : April Myers

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Maurice Moore

Gender : Male

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Gender : Male

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Original Name : Drew Bundini Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Patron

Original Name : Arnold F. Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Patron

Original Name : Jeris Poindexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Patron

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Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Musician

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Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Musician

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Gender : Male

Character Name : Jook Joint Musician

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Gender : Male

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Gender : Male

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Gender : Male

Character Name : African Musician

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Gender : Male

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Gender : Male

Character Name : African Musician

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Gender : Male

Character Name : African Musician

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Gender : Male

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Original Name : Maria Howell

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Original Name : Gayle King

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