3 hr 6 min
|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.
Status
Released
Release Date
1979-10-29
Runtime
3 hr 6 min
Votes
6Count | 4.8Average
Genres
Languages
English |