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Freedom Road (1979)

1979-10-29 · 3h 6m · EN
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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.

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David Zelag GoodmanWriterJán KadárDirector

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Muhammad AliMuhammad AliGideon JacksonKris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonAbner LaitRon O'NealRon O'NealFrancis CardozaEdward HerrmannEdward HerrmannStephen HolmesJohn McLiamJohn McLiamPresident Ulysses S. GrantBarbara O. JonesBarbara O. JonesRachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)Sonny Jim GainesSonny Jim GainesBrother PeterGrace ZabriskieGrace ZabriskieRuth LaitJoel FluellenJoel FluellenJames AllenbyOssie DavisOssie DavisNarratorJean FosterJean FosterEllen AllenbyAlfre WoodardAlfre WoodardKatie

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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.

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Freedom Road has a runtime of 186 minutes.

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