12 Years a Slave is a powerful historical drama film based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free African American man who was abducted and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War United States.

With slave heads mounted on sticks, bodies hanging from trees and death from labor exhaustion, Will Smith's "Emancipation" accurately depicts the violence used to maintain racial hierarchy in ...

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Jeremy O. Harris is directing new actors through his production “Slave Play” and sharing it in a playful, provocative documentary. Watch “Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.” on Thursday, June 20, at 9 p ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I’ve always avoided making films about slavery. In the early part of my career… I didn’t want to ...

Slavery defined our nation's past and still affects its present. Many Americans don't realize that, experts say. We want to help you learn the real truth about slavery. So we asked African-American ...

Important movies like 'Harriet' are vital to correct the misperceptions many have about the shameful practice but "risk defining African American participation in U.S. history primarily as victims," ...

Nyong'o looked back on the time following her Oscar-winning feature film debut and how she navigated avoiding "perpetuating ...