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c. 1996 Religion News Service (UNDATED) In the film,"The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,"the movie's protagonist (masterfully played by Cicely Tyson) waits expectantly for a young man to emerge who will help deliver African-Americans from racial oppression. As th...