Charley, after undergoing a beating by white men, escapes with two fellow slaves before being sold to a different plantation owner. He is put up for sale after his ailing plantation owner says he can no longer afford him.
The three fugitives are put down when they engage in everyday activities. For instance, when Charley asks a bartender for three beers, he is asked, “Don’t you know your place, nigger?” In response, Charley beats a patron and forces the bartender to flee.
He then tells his friends, “I ain’t never gonna be a slave again for no man … I ain’t taking no shit from no white man again. I’m a free man, and that’s the way I’m gonna die.”
The three seek their freedom in the Old West. But they are chased by a gang of white men on horseback, who vow not to let them go free. Throughout their journey, the escaped slaves meet villains and violence.
The film ends with Charley and his friend, Toby, surviving an intense shootout and riding off. Toby asks “Where shall we go now, Charley?” Charley responds “Don’t matter. Wherever we go, there’s trouble waiting for us.”
