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Debra Martin Chase Set To Produce 'The Black Calhouns' Miniseries For ABC

"The Black Calhouns" is based on the book of the same and tells the story of an African-American family—from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement. 
Debra Martin Chase Set To Produce 'The Black Calhouns' Miniseries For ABC
Debra Martin Chase
By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020
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Debra Martin Chase, the veteran producer behind Sparkle and The Princess Diaries, is working on a new miniseries for ABC called The Black Calhouns. 

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The Black Calhouns is based on the book of the same name by Gail Lumet Buckley, the daughter of Lena Horne, and will tell the story of an African-American family’s journey from the beginning of Reconstruction through the civil rights movement. 

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Martin Chase will produce alongside Howard Rosenman and Buckley’s daughter, Amy Lumet. 

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