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Rough Crossings

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2007-03-23

Runtime: 84 mins

Director: Steve Condie

Writer: Simon Schama

Spoken language:

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Original title: Rough Crossings

Production Companies: BBC

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