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The Color of Friendship
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
More about The Color of Friendship
Cast
Carl LumblyRon Dellums
Penny Johnson JeraldRoscoe Dellums
Shadia SimmonsPiper Dellums
Lindsey HaunMahree Bok
Susan DanfordMerle Bok
Melanie Nicholls-KingFloraCredits
- Directed by
- Kevin Hooks
- Written by
- Paris Qualles
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Alan Sacks ProductionsUnited States
Walt Disney TelevisionUnited States
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