Words Are Freedom
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
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Showing 25 of 25 loaded cast members.
as Clel Waller
AliveBorn: December 9, 1941
Age: 84
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Nightjohn
AliveBorn: August 14, 1951
Age: 75
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
as Old man
DeceasedBorn: June 16, 1934
Died: June 25, 2024
Age at death: 90
as Callie Waller
AliveBorn: May 11, 1975
Age: 51
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Outlaw
AliveBorn: April 28, 1972
Age: 54
New York, New York, USA
as Dr. Chamberlain
AliveBorn: December 17, 1955
Age: 70
Detroit, Michigan, USA
as Jeff Waller
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sarny
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Evelyn
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Lethe
DeceasedBorn: October 26, 1950
Died: October 12, 2010
Age at death: 59
as Reverend Osee Rush
DeceasedBorn: March 16, 1935
Died: June 19, 2010
Age at death: 75
as Egypt
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Joseph
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Alan Bowen
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as Fanny Bowen
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as Arthur Waller
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as Homer Waller
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as James G. Waller
DeceasedBorn: October 7, 1955
Died: March 13, 2006
Age at death: 50
as Tom - Slave Trader
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Patroller #1
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as Patroller #2
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Young Man
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sarny (age 4)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Dealey
AliveBorn: April 4, 1960
Age: 66
Trinidad, British West Indies