Freedom Road 1979
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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.
- Released : 1979-10-29
- Runtime : 186 minutes
- Genre : Drama
- Stars : Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann, John McLiam
- Director : Bill Webb, Ján Kadár, Tony Brubaker, Howard Fast, David Zelag Goodman
