The Learning Tree

    The Learning Tree
    1969

    Synopsis

    The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.

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    Cast

    • Kyle JohnsonNewt
    • Alex ClarkeMarcus
    • Estelle EvansSarah
    • Dana ElcarKirky
    • Mira WatersArcella
    • Joel FluellenUncle Rob
    • Malcolm AtterburySilas Newhall
    • Richard WardBooker Savage
    • Russell ThorsonJudge Cavanaugh
    • Peggy ReaMiss McClintock

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