
The Birth of a Nation(2016)
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.


“Be free or die”
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Cynthia Erivo
Harriet Tubman

Leslie Odom Jr.
William Still

Janelle Monáe
Marie Buchanon

Clarke Peters
Ben Ross

Vanessa Bell Calloway
Rit Ross

Omar J. Dorsey
Bigger Long

Henry Hunter Hall
Walter

Joseph Lee Anderson
Robert Ross

Antonio J Bell
Henry Ross

Zackary Momoh
John Tubman
Harriet is a drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of southern usa, slavery, biography, harriet tubman, 19th century, underground railroad. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, it stars Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe. The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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