Purlie
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Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.
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Robert Guillaume
as Purlie
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Melba Moore
as Lutiebelle
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Sherman Hemsley
as Gitlow
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Linda Hopkins
as Sister Hopkins
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Rhetta Hughes
as Missy
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Brandon Maggart
as Ol' Cap'n
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Don Scardino
as Charlie
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Clarice Taylor
as Idella
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Loretta Abbott
as Ensemble
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Brenda Braxton
as Ensemble
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