Storyline

At the end of the Civil War, Washington Wyatt (Danny Glover) is liberated from slavery and signs up as a sergeant in the first all African-American U.S. Army unit. Once assigned to the unit, Wyatt realizes that both his commanding officer (Tom Bower) and his colonel (Bob Gunton) are racists. Tensions rise when Wyatt arrests Capt. Draper (Robert Knott) and several other Texas Rangers, all of whom are white. Later, Wyatt and his fellow soldiers set out to capture a hostile Indian chief.

Plot Keywords

army commander, sergeant, captain, indian chief, prophet, african-american, gripping, tense, powerful, new mexico, barracks, office, racial tension, politics, native americans, integration, manhunt, military life, pursuit, discovery, 1860s

Short Review

...says nothing that is particularly new about the history of race relations, but it presents its message in an elevating way. Meanwhile, there's the adventure to consider.

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