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Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Plot: At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia. White plantation owners fled, and the 10,000 blacks who lived there, almost all of whom were slaves, were freed in the first test of President Abraham Lincoln's dream of emancipation
Release Date: Monday, February 25 1985
40 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Mary AliceMary Alice. Mary Alice was 48 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Blind Lily'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 03 1936 –
Died: Wed, Jul 27 2022
Portrait of Ned BeattyNed Beatty. Ned Beatty was 47 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Rev. Mansfield French'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 06 1937 –
Died: Sun, Jun 13 2021
Portrait of Carla BorelliCarla Borelli. Carla Borelli was 42 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Laura Towne'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1942
Portrait of Ariane BrandtAriane Brandt. Ariane Brandt was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Ellen'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ed DanilowiczEd Danilowicz. Ed Danilowicz was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Commissioner McKim'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Micki GrantMicki Grant. Micki Grant was 55 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Lena'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 30 1929 –
Died: Sun, Aug 22 2021
Portrait of Moses GunnMoses Gunn. Moses Gunn was 55 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Hannibal'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 02 1929 –
Died: Thu, Dec 16 1993
Portrait of Anna Maria HorsfordAnna Maria Horsford. Anna Maria Horsford was 37 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Hannah'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 06 1947
Portrait of Robert JacobRobert Jacob. Robert Jacob was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Soldier in the Band'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bruce McGillBruce McGill. Bruce McGill was 34 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Edward Philbrick'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 11 1950
Portrait of Melba MooreMelba Moore. Melba Moore was 39 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Charlotte Forten'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 29 1945
Portrait of Jay PattersonJay Patterson. Jay Patterson was 30 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Edward Pierce'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 22 1954
Portrait of Vyto RuginisVyto Ruginis. Vyto Ruginis was 28 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Col. Thomas Higginson'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 17 1956
Portrait of Connie TraskConnie Trask. Connie Trask was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Mrs. Lawrence'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Glynn TurmanGlynn Turman. Glynn Turman was 38 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Joshua'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 31 1947
Portrait of Lou WalkerLou Walker. Lou Walker was 57 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Sgt. Rivas'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 20 1928 –
Died: Mon, Aug 02 2004
Portrait of Rodrick F. WimberlyRodrick F. Wimberly. Rodrick F. Wimberly was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Jacob'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Oyafunmike OgunlanoOyafunmike Ogunlano. Oyafunmike Ogunlano was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Slave / Ring Shout Dancer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Barry CraneBarry Crane. Barry Crane was 57 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 10 1927 –
Died: Fri, Jul 05 1985
Portrait of Dwight WilliamsDwight Williams. Dwight Williams was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Samm-Art WilliamsSamm-Art Williams. Samm-Art Williams was 39 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 20 1946
Portrait of Yanna Kroyt BrandtYanna Kroyt Brandt. Yanna Kroyt Brandt was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Preston L. HolmesPreston L. Holmes. Preston L. Holmes was 35 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 24 1949
Portrait of Shep MorganShep Morgan. Shep Morgan was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John CarterJohn Carter. John Carter was 62 in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Editor'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 22 1922 –
Died: Mon, Aug 13 2018
Portrait of Lillian BensonLillian Benson. Lillian Benson was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gary TowlesGary Towles. Gary Towles was >> in Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom as 'Property Master'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday