Abner Lait — Freedom Road Character Profile

About Abner Lait

A sharecropper who assists Gideon Jackson in uniting former slaves and white tenant farmers to overcome political and social opposition.

Character Facts

Played by

Kris Kristofferson

Appears in

Freedom Road (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Abner Lait — Alliance Partner — Gideon Jackson (Muhammad Ali)

  Core political and social alliance driving the coalition.

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