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1) Harriet
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, the movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America₂s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Nat Turner is a literate American slave and preacher. His financially strained owner accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. But as Nat witnesses countless atrocities, he orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
White Quaker Abolitionist Thomas Garrett and William Still, a free, black anti-slavery activist, 'conducted' thousands of fugitives to freedom through the 'corridor of courage', through Maryland's Eastern Shore to the streets of Philadelphia.
5) Belle
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Although Dido Elizabeth Belle ... , an 18th century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle ... and his wife ... , she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin color. But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer ... who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds"--Container.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history"--Container.
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