It is revealed in the film that a white man had sex with a black woman, resulting in a character's birth/real father.

A man mentions to another that all these girls want to dance with the other, suggesting which one he should choose. The man refuses.

Shirtless men are shown throughout the film on several occasions.

Frequent scenes of war-related violence, including several characters dying from gunshots, or other various methods of death.

A man is shot and there is blood on him.

A few slaves, presumably dead, are slung over horses and it is discussed.

A young man is attacked by several white characters, accurate for racial tension, and tries to fight his way out. He is dunked in water as well.

A character is slapped repeatedly as it is revealed he was accused of stealing someone else's watch.

Two boys get into a fistfight, one is kicked and there is several punches in the brief struggle.

There are a few major battles that occur, several explosions are implanted and go off, people are shot, and last of all, there is hand-to-hand combat involved as well. The scenes are mostly brief.

Wounded men are slumped in a hospital with a little blood on them; one tries to kill a boy but is shot again and dies.

A house is burned and the starters of the fire are taken prisoner. One is forced to shoot another but refrains from doing so.

Men escape from a prison, there is a brief struggle with punching and hitting when the people are enacting their escape.

Murder and violence is frequently discussed, as it is integral to the subject matter (including a man talking about stabbing others for fun).

Several uses of racial epithets, involving "boy" "Negro" and "colored", all used very frequently for the accuracy of its time. No other language I could think of.

A few men smoke cigars in one scene.

The racial tensions, though accurate, are also very upsetting for younger viewers to watch.

Several central characters die in battle/other various ways. Their deaths could be unexpected at times.

The movie has an uneasy feeling to it, as well as a constant thrill of suspense.