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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Genre:

Documentary,

Drama

Duration:

84 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Steve Condie

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Company:

BBC

Cast:

Host

Henry Thornton

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Director

Writer

Director of Photography