Charlotte Forten's mission : experiment in freedom / written by Samm-Art Williams ; directed by Barry Crane ; produced by Yanna Kroyt Brandt ; produced in association with SCETV ; a production of Past America, Inc.

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Drama based on the true story of Charlotte Forten, a young black woman who proposed a unique experiment to President Lincoln. During the Civil War, Southern troops were forced off the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina, which left 8,000 slaves as free. Miss Forten's mission was to lead thos...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Half slave, half free ; pt. 2.
Corporate Authors: Past America Inc (Production company)
South Carolina Educational Television Network
Other Authors: Crane, Barry (Film director)
Williams, Samm-Art (Screenwriter)
Brandt, Yanna (Film producer)
Moore, Melba (Actor)
Beatty, Ned (Actor)
Borelli, Carla, 1942-
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993 (Actor)
Language:English
Series:Half slave, half free ; pt. 2.
Subjects:
Forten, Charlotte L. > Drama.
African American women > 19th century > Drama.
African Americans > History > To 1863 > Drama.
African Americans > Education > Drama.
Slavery > Southern States > Drama.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Half slave, half free.
Half slave, half free.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Drama based on the true story of Charlotte Forten, a young black woman who proposed a unique experiment to President Lincoln. During the Civil War, Southern troops were forced off the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina, which left 8,000 slaves as free. Miss Forten's mission was to lead those slaves in the transition from slavery to freedom, and prove to the nation that they were equal.
Note:Produced in 1985 and originally broadcast as part of the PBS television program American Playhouse.
Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by Xenon Home Video in 1991.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:PN1995.9.N4 C47 1991a VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Joseph A. Wilcots ; editor, John Carter ; music, Peter Link.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Cast:
Melba Moore, Ned Beatty, Carla Borelli, Moses Gunn, Anna Maria Horsford, Glynn Turman.