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:
- David Zelag Goodman
- Howard Fast
Stars:
Release Date: 1979-10-29
4.8/10
4.8/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 186
Narrator
Ruth Lait
President Ulysses S. Grant
Stephen Holmes
Francis Cardoza
Gideon Jackson
Abner Lait
Katie
Jason Hugar
Auctioneer
James Allenby
Older Jeff Jackson
Isaac Went
Gen. Ganfret
Soldier
Young Black Man with Scars
Clair Willis
