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3) Nightjohn
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
The story of a young slave girl and the man who, at great risk to each other, teaches her to read, opening up a whole new world for her.
4) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
5) Mandingo
Publisher
Legend Films
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
A shocking look at plantation life in the Deep South. Mede is a slave whose master, Hammond Maxwell, intends on keeping him as a prizefighter. As Maxwell focuses his attention on his wenches and Mede's brutal training, his neglected wife turns her passions towards Mede himself.
6) Roots
Language
English
Formats
Description
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.
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