Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1

Duration: :53

Year Published: 1977

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Examines the atmosphere after the Civil War, as racists like Evan Brent and Senator Justin use and abuse the emancipated blacks in the same old ways. Depicts Ol' George and his wife Martha joining Chicken George's family in successful sharecropping, until rampaging night riders destroy their crops. Records Justin taking over the plantation, with Brent in charge, and announcing that Tom cannot leave because of an outstanding debt.

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