Rough Crossings
2007•1h 24m•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Director
Steve Condie
Writer
Simon Schama
Studio
BBC
Cast
Simon Schama
Host
Julien Ball
Henry Thornton
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