Bush Mama (1979)
Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.
Bush MamaDrama
Cast
- Barbara O. Jones — Dorothy
- Johnny Weathers — T.C.
- Cora Lee Day — Molly
- Simmi Ella Nelson — Simmi
- Bettie J. Wilson — Social Worker
- Bob Ogburn Jr. — Dahomey Man
- Susan Williams — Luann
- Ben Collins — Ben
- Renna Kraft — Angi
- Darian Gibbs — Young Street Boy
- Minnie Stewart — 1st Welfare Recipient
- Malbertha Pickett — 2nd Welfare Recipient
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