The Legend of Nigger Charley - Martin Goldman - (1972) DVD

Charley, after undergoing a beating by white men, escapes with two fellow slaves before being sold to a different plantation owner. He is put up for sale after his ailing plantation owner says he can no longer afford him. They are put down when they try to do every day activities. For instance, when Charley asks a bartender for three beers, he is asked, Don't you know your place, nigger? Charley then proceeds to beat down a patron in the bar and forces the bartender to flee. He then tells his friends, I ain't never gonna be a slave again for no man ... I ain't taking no shit from no white man again. I'm a free man, and that's the way I'm gonna die.

The former slaves seek freedom as they venture to the western United States. Meanwhile, a gang of white men vow to not let the black men go free, chasing them by horse. Throughout their journey, they are met by villains and get into shoot-outs. The film ends with Charley and his friend, Toby, surving an intense shootout and then riding off on horseback. When asked by Toby where to go, Charley says, It don't make no difference where we go, Toby. There's trouble for us everywhere.

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