The Emperor DVD is about an escaped slave who travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown.

The Emperor DVD. An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Inspired by a remarkable true story, Dayo Okeniyi plays Shields Green (aka Emperor), an escaped slave who will do anything to free his family. Racing north, Green joins forces with the legendary John Brown in the battle at Harpers Ferry, a key battle of the abolitionist movement which helped spark the Civil War.

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