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Freedom Road

Freedom Road

Oct 29, 1979 3h 6m
4.8
6 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Freedom Road
Companies Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision
Countries United States of America
Keywords
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Gideon Jackson
Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Stephen Holmes
John McLiam

John McLiam

President Ulysses S. Grant
Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

Brother Peter
Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

James Allenby
Jean Foster

Jean Foster

Ellen Allenby
Fred Covington

Fred Covington

Sheriff Bentley
Sonny Shroyer

Sonny Shroyer

Jason Hugar
Ernest Dixon

Ernest Dixon

Marion Jefferson
Tom Delaney

Tom Delaney

Will Boone
Ron Gural

Ron Gural

Frank Carlson
William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Older Jeff Jackson
Tony Ross

Tony Ross

Young Jeff Jackson
Eric Washington

Eric Washington

Older Marcus Jackson
Rodney King Adams

Rodney King Adams

Young Marcus Jackson
Howard Brunner

Howard Brunner

Lawyer Greene
Georgia Allen

Georgia Allen

Mrs. Carter
James Bowman

James Bowman

1st White Trash Delegate
Don Brady

Don Brady

2nd White Trash Delegate
Robert Bloodworth

Robert Bloodworth

Major at Convention
Barbara Chaney

Barbara Chaney

Mrs. Ganfret
Peter Gabb

Peter Gabb

3rd White Trash Delegate
Ian Graham

Ian Graham

Jimmy Lait
Jerome Greene

Jerome Greene

Black Delegate
Bill Holliday

Bill Holliday

Yankee Boss
Don Hood

Don Hood

Gen. Ganfret
Maurice Hunt

Maurice Hunt

Dudley Carwell
Don Lutenbacher

Don Lutenbacher

Convention Speaker
Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Auctioneer
Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Young Black Man with Scars
David Robbins

David Robbins

Wounded Redshirt
Jeremiah Shabazz

Jeremiah Shabazz

Well-Dressed Black Delegate
Gregory White

Gregory White

Clair Willis
Bob Zay

Bob Zay

Roger Dupre

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