Freedom Road (1979)
Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Ján Kadár
Writing:
- Howard Fast
- David Zelag Goodman
Stars:
Release Date: 1979-10-29
4.8/10
4.8/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 186
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Ruth Lait
Narrator
Gideon Jackson
Abner Lait
Francis Cardoza
Stephen Holmes
President Ulysses S. Grant
Katie
Jason Hugar
James Allenby
Older Jeff Jackson
Isaac Went
Gen. Ganfret
Soldier
Auctioneer
Young Black Man with Scars
Clair Willis
