JUST AN OLD SWEET SONG

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.

The Crew

Robert Hooks

Nate Simmons

Cicely Tyson

Priscilla Simmons

Kevin Hooks

Junior

Eric Hooks

Highpockets

Beah Richards

Grandma

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Joe Mayfield

Mary Alice

Helen Mayfield

Edward Binns

Mr. Claypool

Sonny Jim Gaines

Trunk

Minnie Gentry

Aunt Velvet