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In 1859 the United States was a nation torn apart over the issue of slavery. At sea off the coast of Africa, the USS Constellation's mission is to interdict ships smuggling slaves.
Yemi Goodman Ajibade
Lumumba
Billie-Suliat Baker
Makemba
Richard Cole
Latham

David Gyasi
Lokua
Hari Jones
Hall

Dominic Kinnaird
Lewis

Jade Anouka
Conjo's Mother / Slave

Wren T. Brown
Narrator
Patsy Kwasi
Kumani

Angus MacInnes
Inman
USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom is a documentary film released in 2007. Directed by Mike Loades, it stars Yemi Goodman Ajibade, Billie-Suliat Baker, Richard Cole. In 1859 the United States was a nation torn apart over the issue of slavery. At sea off the coast of Africa, the USS Constellation's mission is to interdict ships smuggling slaves.
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