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:
  • Ján Kadár

Writing:
  • Howard Fast
  • David Zelag Goodman

Stars:
Release Date: 1979-10-29
themoviedb icon 4.8/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 186

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Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabrisk...
Ruth Lait
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristoff...
Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrma...
Stephen Holmes
John McLiam
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Katie
Sonny Shroyer
Sonny Shroyer
Jason Hugar
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Sylvia Kuumba...
Louise Jefferson
William Allen Young
William Allen...
Older Jeff Jackson
Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamb...
Isaac Went
Don Hood
Don Hood
Gen. Ganfret
Ritchie Montgomery
Ritchie Montg...
Soldier
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
Auctioneer
Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami
Young Black Man with Scars
Gregory White
Gregory White
Clair Willis
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