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"Son of kings. Father of revolution."

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Top Cast

  • Dayo Okeniyi

    Dayo Okeniyi

    Shields Green

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    Levi Coffin

  • James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    John Brown

  • Kat Graham

    Kat Graham

    Delores

  • Ben Robson

    Ben Robson

    Luke McCabe

  • Naturi Naughton

    Naturi Naughton

    Sarah Green

  • Paul Scheer

    Paul Scheer

    Duvane Henderson

  • Keean Johnson

    Keean Johnson

    Rufus Kelly

  • M.C. Gainey

    M.C. Gainey

    Randolph Stevens

Overview

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

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