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Nightjohn is a drama film based on a novel by Gary Paulsen, about a slave girl who learns to read from a fellow slave. The film aired on Disney Channel in 1996 and starred Allison Jones, Beau Bridges and Carl Lumbly.
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Nightjohn is a 1993 historical fiction novel by American author Gary Paulsen. [1] It is about Southern American slavery shortly before the time of the American Civil War. In 1996, it was later made into a movie of the same name.
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Nightjohn: Directed by Charles Burnett. With Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Bill Cobbs, Kathleen York. Facing a life of servitude in the Antebellum South, a young slave named Sarny meets Nightjohn.
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- Charles Burnett
- 1996-06-01
Night John Trailer 1996Director: Charles BurnettStarring: Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Lorraine Toussant, , , Official Content From Hallmark EntertainmentA ...
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Nightjohn is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Gary Paulsen. The story is told from the perspective of a young slave girl, as she faces the cruelty of life as a slave and learns to read and write.
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Facing a life of servitude in the Antebellum South, a young slave named Sarny meets Nightjohn. He teaches her to read and write, and together they set to free other slaves - until one planned escape is discovered.
