American Playhouse

Season 4 Episode 11: Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

Charlotte Forten is a young Black woman who became an integral part of President Lincoln's 'Great Experiment'. During the Civil War, Southern troops were forced off the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia, which left 8,000 slaves as free. Miss Forten's mission was to journey south to Sea Island and lead those slaves in the transition from slavery to freedom, where she sought to give newly freed black children a decent education and chance for a better life.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy

Seasons:

13

Episodes:

211

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1982

IMDb:

6.6