
"For justice. For pride. For freedom."
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Newton Knight

Rachel

Moses Washington

Serena Knight

Daniel

Sumrall

Lieutenant Barbour

Miss Ellie

Prosecuting Attorney

Jasper

Amos Deason

Quitman

Injured Soldier

Confederate Color Guard
Freedman 1

Matthew Yates

Mary

Annie

Confederate Soldier
Junie Lee

Polling Station Clerk

Schoolgirl
Chester

Mrs. Deason

Col. Robert Lowry

Farmer 1

Town Folk
Sergeant

Third Man

Stillman Coleman
Aunt Sally

Col. McLemore

Old Man

Lt. Barbour

First Man

Edward James - Cotton Field Worker

Boy at Alice Hotel

Farmer 2

George

Confederate Soldier

Ward

Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer

Yeoman Girl
Older Coleman Brother

Maroon (uncredited)

Davis Knight
