All God's Dangers
American Playhouse · Season 9 · Episode 12
Ned Cobb recounts his life as an illiterate Black tenant farmer born into a society of former slaves and slaveholders. The story ends in December 1932 when he courageously stood his ground against white deputy sheriffs who were attempting to seize a neighbor's livestock.
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Season
9
Episode
12
Air Date
09/May/1990
Air Time
—
Runtime
88 min
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Ned Cobb recounts his life as an illiterate Black tenant farmer born into a society of former slaves and slaveholders. The story ends in December 1932 when he courageously stood his ground against white deputy sheriffs who were attempting to seize a neighbor's livestock.
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