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.
Credits
Freedom Road Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Grace Zabriskie
She was 38, now 83 years old
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as Ruth Lait |
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Kris Kristofferson
He was 43, now 88 years old
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as Abner Lait |
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Edward Herrmann
He was 36, 71 years old when he died
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as Stephen Holmes |
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Muhammad Ali
He was 37, 74 years old when he died
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as Gideon Jackson |
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Ron O'Neal
He was 42, 66 years old when he died
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as Francis Cardoza |
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Ossie Davis
He was 61, 87 years old when he died
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as Narrator |
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John McLiam
He was 61, 76 years old when he died
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as President Ulysses S. Grant |
Freedom Road Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Ján Kadár as Director. He was 61 (61) years old when He died
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Directing |
