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A House Divided

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and bigotry, Amanda has to face not only the hatred of a racist world, but the complex truth of a family whose lives have been built on a lie.

Top Cast

  • Sam Waterston

    Sam Waterston

    David Dickson

  • Jennifer Beals

    Jennifer Beals

    Amanda Dickson

  • LisaGay Hamilton

    LisaGay Hamilton

    Julia

  • Tim Daly

    Tim Daly

    Charles Dubose

  • Shirley Douglas

    Shirley Douglas

    Elizabeth Dickson

  • Sean McCann

    Sean McCann

    Rutherford

  • Ron White

    Ron White

    Henry Dickson

  • Colin Fox

    Colin Fox

    Doctor Lovick

  • Adrian Hough

    Adrian Hough

    Lt. Brooks

Overview

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and bigotry, Amanda has to face not only the hatred of a racist world, but the complex truth of a family whose lives have been built on a lie.

Rating

6.5 / 10
4 Reviews
1 Popular

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