The inspiring story of how Henry Wadsworth Longfellow rose from tragedy to write the carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” during the dark days of the Civil War.
Sons and Daughters of Thunder
The story of the Lane Debates over slavery in 1834 in Cincincinnati, at which the future author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe was present.
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
The story of John Brown & th road that led to his anti-slavery revolt at Harpers Ferry is irreverently told through the eyes of fictitious boy slave posing as a girl.
Harriett (2019)
The story of escaped slave Harriet Tubman who went back several times to rescue her family and other slaves.
Belle (2013)
Don’t miss this remarkable movie set in late 18th-century England. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The film, based on the memoir of Solomon Northrop, is about his being kidnapped and set to hard labor as a slave on Louisiana plantations before winning his freedom after 12 years