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    Free State of Jones

    R2016 · Historical drama · 2h 19m

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Free_State_of_Jones_(film)Free State of Jones (film) - Wikipedia

    Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Southern Unionist Newton Knight, who led a successful armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War.

  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › true-story-free-state-jones-180958111The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’ - Smithsonian...

    This little-known, counterintuitive episode in American history has now been brought to the screen in Free State of Jones, directed by Gary Ross ( Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games) and starring a...

  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt1124037Free State of Jones (2016) - IMDb

    Jun 24, 2016 · Free State of Jones: Directed by Gary Ross. With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.

  5. allthatsinteresting.com › newton-knightNewton Knight And The True Story Behind "Free State Of Jones"

    Jan 8, 2022 · Newton Knight led a small army of slaves and Confederate deserters to create the "Free State of Jones" in Mississippi during the U.S. Civil War. Known as the Knight Company, his guerrilla army took in fugitive slaves, other Confederate deserters, and even women.

  6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › free_state_of_jonesFree State of Jones | Rotten Tomatoes

    Jun 24, 2016 · 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...

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  7. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › free-state-of-jonesFree State of Jones vs. the True Story of Newton Knight

    May 10, 2016 · The Free State of Jones true story reveals that Newton Knight enlisted in the army in the early fall of 1861. The Free State of Jones book author Victoria E. Bynum believes that Knight did not necessarily enlist out of fear of conscription but rather because he just wanted to be a soldier. -Mississippi History Now.

  8. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › free-state-of-jones-2016Free State of Jones movie review (2016) | Roger Ebert

    Jun 24, 2016 · It tells of a rebellion against the Confederacy led by an angry farmer named Newton Knight, whose ragtag army of poor whites and escaped slaves declared a portion of southeastern Mississippi, including Jones County, independent and loyal to the Union.

  9. www.imdb.com › title › tt1124037Free State of Jones (2016) - Plot - IMDb

    October 1862, Jones County, Mississippi Confederate soldiers are marching into a fight as they prepare for the start of the Battle of Corinth in the northern part of the state. The men face off against the Union army, leading to a very bloody fight.

  10. www.netflix.com › nf › titleWatch Free State of Jones | Netflix

    A Mississippi farmer-turned-outlaw leads a ragtag band of fellow Civil War deserters and enslaved people in a rebellion against the Confederacy. Watch trailers & learn more.

  11. www.imdb.com › title › tt1124037Free State of Jones (2016) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

    Free State of Jones (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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