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- The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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- 12 Years A Slave (2013) The indubitable number one on the list is Steve McQueen’s historical-drama movie, ’12 Years A Slave’, which was also the worthy winner of the Best Picture awards at the Academy Awards.
- Lincoln (2012) Mmm. This one. I literally short fall of words whenever I mention ‘Lincoln’ in my breath. Apart from Abraham Lincoln being my idol, Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor.
- Django Unchained (2012) Oh, now. This one is not your quintessential drama where Black people suffer in silence and wait out the struggle. No, sir. This is the one where they blow the brains out of their apparent masters with a .22 magnum shotgun.
- Glory (1989) This is not the first film in the list centered around the American Civil War. But in a totally different context. ‘ Glory’ tracks one of the very first military units of the Union army, consisting solely of African-Americans, except for the officers, who are white.
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Amazing Grace is a biographical movie about the Abolitionist William Wilberforce's campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, and features the role of John Newton, the writer of the hymn Amazing Grace, in Wilberforce's campaign.
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Based on a brilliant book of the same name by Katherine Stockett, The Help is a drama set in the deep South, in Mississippi during the 1960s where we follow the story of a brave and stubborn young Skeeter who returns from college determined to become a writer. She decides to interview black women who live in her town and who devoted their lives to ...
In this 12 Years a Slave, we follow Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York who is solved into slavery. Not used to the cruelty he has to face from his evil and malevolent slave owner, Solomon will have to struggle to stay alive but also retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, he will meet a Canadian ab...
This excellent drama is masterfully directed by Quentin Tarantino and with a brilliant cast including Jamie Fox, Leonardo di Caprio, and Christoph Waltz is a must-watch. Even though it is the story of a free man, it is still a brilliant portrayal of slavery in the U.S. and the way white people behaved with and around them. The movie talks about a b...
Based on one of the most important novels about slavery of all time, Beloved by Toni Morrisson, this mystery drama tells the story of a former slave Sethe who is looking for freedom mostly for the sake of her children. She is struggling with her troubled past, haunted by painful and well-hidden secrets when her old familiar Paul D re-enters her lif...
This remarkable history drama relives the events from 1955/1956 in Montgomery, Alabama when Afro-Americans started boycotting public transport because they got tired of having to sit at the back of the bus. Odessa is well-treated in the household she works in and together with her employer, Miriam Thompson she has to decide how to react to the prot...
This excellent biographical war drama with Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick as leading roles tells the story of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Shaw who was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War. He was the one who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Being a white man, Shaw encountered many problems with...
One more biographical tale is this interesting and exciting drama based on the thrilling life of Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous and iconic American freedom fighters. It is the story of her escape from slavery after which she became one of America’s greatest heroes. She was extremely courageous and tenacious and her strong will and stubbornn...
This interesting biographical drama gives us an insight into Nelson Mandela’s life, protests, and his and his friends’ life imprisonment for treason. He was a South African lawyer who joined the African National Congress in 1940 when the law under Apartheid’s brutal tyranny proved wrong for his people. He never stopped fighting and worked from pris...
This outstanding crime documentary deals with the rise of imprisonments in the USA. in 1970 there were around 200 000 people in prison and today there are more than two million. The movie deals with many interesting issues, such as chattel slavery and it shows us the nation’s history of racial inequality. It mentions many interesting and important ...
This brilliant historical documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson takes us back to 1979 when the writer James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent in which he described his next project, “Remember This House” He planned to write a book about the lives and assassinations of three of his very close friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Mart...
The United States is threatened by ballistic missile attacks from a secretive island nation and must strike before it's too late. Their best pilots, an elite female team, are...
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Nov 1, 2019 · The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Aug 11, 2023 · The movie stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, a free black man in the pre-Civil War United States who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Northup never gives up hope of reclaiming his freedom and dignity despite his servitude’s cruelty. The movie received many positive reviews and won several accolades, including three Academy Awards.
