The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King is a multi-layered play set in 1815 North Carolina. August King, a widower, is returning home as he does every year after selling his harvest and acquiring the stock and commodities necessary to survive the winter. August King comes across a runaway slave, a young woman around the age of19, on his voyage and must decide whether to break the law and assist this slave to freedom or to abandon her to be hunted down and eventually returned to her slave master.
Released: 1995-09-14
Genre:
Drama