Shot in Charles City, Virginia, Eve's Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jamaica, and Arizona, it received backlash for its controversial title.

Twenty years later, Charley kills an abusive plantation owner and flees with his two friends, Joshua and Toby.

As they run away from the slave catchers, the trio experience racism, standoffs and romance, specifically in a small town.

This plantation is known for being the birth spot of General Robert E. Lee,[citation needed] the leader of the Confederate forces in the Civil War.

In response to the controversy, Don Pedro Colley stated that racism is just a part of life and trying to cover up that point of history would be pointless.

[1] According to the reviewer in the New York Times, "For all the feverish activity, there has yet to be a film of rounded merit—one of skill, imagination and impact—about the black man and the Old West.

"[2] McGillivray declared that "the scriptwriters seem hard put to find anything for their ox-like hero to do, and appear content to fill in the space between battles with monotonous and generally irrelevant dialogue exchanges between subsidiary characters.

"[2] The Philadelphia Tribune stated, "The Legend of Nigger Charley which opened at the Goldman Theater Wednesday, may not be the worst picture I've seen, but offhand I can't think of any that can top it."

The opening scene, described as "nonsensical," is thought to be an empty shot at showing nudity rather than an accurate and insightful depiction of Africa.

The language in this review was patronizing and condescending to the image, "Then we jump to the story about Nigger Charley, a pre-Civil War slave who is freed by dear old massa on his deathbed thanks to the pleading of his kindly old momma."

Once again, the reviewer criticizes the exchange between another Charley and Leda as the inclusion of a pointless sex scene void of any plot significance.

He considers the occasions of blood and gore for the sake of Black audience praise a cheap and insulting tactic.