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Drama
1979
3 hours and 6 minutes
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.
Release:
October 29, 1979
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
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Cast
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Gideon Jackson
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Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait
Abner Lait
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Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Francis Cardoza
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Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holmes
Stephen Holmes
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John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
President Ulysses S. Grant
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Ossie Davis
Narrator
Narrator
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Barbara O. Jones
Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
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Sonny Jim Gaines
Brother Peter
Brother Peter
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Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
James Allenby
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Jean Foster
Ellen Allenby
Ellen Allenby
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Grace Zabriskie
Ruth Lait
Ruth Lait
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Bill Mackey
Trooper
Trooper
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Earl D.A. Smith
Hannibal
Hannibal
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Alfre Woodard
Katie
Katie
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Fred Covington
Sheriff Bentley
Sheriff Bentley
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Sonny Shroyer
Jason Hugar
Jason Hugar
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Ernest Dixon
Marion Jefferson
Marion Jefferson
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Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Louise Jefferson
Louise Jefferson
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Tom Delaney
Will Boone
Will Boone
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Ron Gural
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson
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William Allen Young
Older Jeff Jackson
Older Jeff Jackson
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Tony Ross
Young Jeff Jackson
Young Jeff Jackson
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Eric Washington
Older Marcus Jackson
Older Marcus Jackson
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Rodney King Adams
Young Marcus Jackson
Young Marcus Jackson
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Howard Brunner
Lawyer Greene
Lawyer Greene
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Howland Chamberlain
Isaac Went
Isaac Went
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Georgia Allen
Mrs. Carter
Mrs. Carter
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James Bowman
1st White Trash Delegate
1st White Trash Delegate
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Don Brady
2nd White Trash Delegate
2nd White Trash Delegate
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Robert Bloodworth
Major at Convention
Major at Convention
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Barbara Chaney
Mrs. Ganfret
Mrs. Ganfret
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Stuart Culpepper
Major Walsh
Major Walsh
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Lionel Ferbis Jr.
Uncle Baddy
Uncle Baddy
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Peter Gabb
3rd White Trash Delegate
3rd White Trash Delegate
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Ian Graham
Jimmy Lait
Jimmy Lait
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Jerome Greene
Black Delegate
Black Delegate
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Bill Holliday
Yankee Boss
Yankee Boss
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Don Hood
Gen. Ganfret
Gen. Ganfret
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Maurice Hunt
Dudley Carwell
Dudley Carwell
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Don Lutenbacher
Convention Speaker
Convention Speaker
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Ritchie Montgomery
Soldier
Soldier
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Danny Nelson
Auctioneer
Auctioneer
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Afemo Omilami
Young Black Man with Scars
Young Black Man with Scars
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Courtney Pledger
Mrs. Dupre
Mrs. Dupre
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David Robbins
Wounded Redshirt
Wounded Redshirt
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Jeremiah Shabazz
Well-Dressed Black Delegate
Well-Dressed Black Delegate
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Gregory White
Clair Willis
Clair Willis
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Bob Zay
Roger Dupre
Roger Dupre
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