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:
  • David Zelag Goodman
  • Howard Fast

Stars:
Release Date: 1979-10-29
themoviedb icon 4.8/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 186
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrma...
Stephen Holmes
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabrisk...
Ruth Lait
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristoff...
Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
John McLiam
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Katie
Sonny Shroyer
Sonny Shroyer
Jason Hugar
Barbara O. Jones
Barbara O. Jo...
Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
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
David Robbins
David Robbins
Wounded Redshirt
Gregory White
Gregory White
Clair Willis
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