Freedom Road
First aired on Oct 29, 1979
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Genres: Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Muhammad Ali | Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson | Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal | Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann | Stephen Holmes
John McLiam | President Ulysses S. Grant
Ossie Davis | Narrator
Featured Crew
Bill Webb | Set Decoration
Ján Kadár | Director
Tony Brubaker | Stunt Double
Howard Fast | Novel
Chet Walker | Producer
Charles Correll | Director of Photography
