
Rough Crossings
Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the American War of Independence and were then led by a young Englishman to Africa. There, they struggled to establish a colony in Sierra Leone, where they could be free.
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Rough Crossings
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 23, 2007
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Original Title
Rough Crossings
Production Companies
BBC
Director
Steve Condie
Description
Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the American War of Independence and were then led by a young Englishman to Africa. There, they struggled to establish a colony in Sierra Leone, where they could be free.