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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Are ‘Harriet’ and Slavery Films Good for African Americans?

In the past seven years, seven high-profile movies about slavery have been released, the most recent being Harriet, chronicling the extraordinary life of slave liberator Harriet Tubman. The others are The Birth of a Nation (2016), Free State of Jones (2016), Freedom (2014), 12 Years a Slave(2013),Django Unchained (2012) and Lincoln (2012). I’m conflicted over this abundance of cultural sensitivity because, while there’s enormous good that comes from it, there’s also the usual threat of knee-jerk backlash that can set back African Americans.

On the one hand, these films are necessary to correct the misperceptions many Americans have about slavery as a result of inaccurate textbooks, ill-informed teachers and conservative propaganda. Because many of them are prestigious enough to garner critical acclaim (12?Years a Slave alone won 32 awards, including three Oscars), they bring a gravitas to their message that people are more likely to take seriously. Such movies have the potential of raising awareness among white audiences about the horrific past so that they’re more sympathetic to the current economic and social plight of marginalized minorities

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List of films featuring slavery

Film Year Description 12 Years a Slave2013The film is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery.^[9]13th (film)2016Documentary on the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that allowed for slavery to continue for convicted prisoners. 500 Years Later2005Documentary covering the onset of slavery, colonialism subsequent, and how Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940The early life of Abraham Lincoln and his rise to becoming president. Abraham Lincoln1930A biopic of Abraham Lincoln and his role as president during the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter2012 An action horror film in which Lincoln hunts slave owners that also feed on their slaves. Aadujeevitham2023Survival drama about an Indian Malayali migrant enslaved in a farm in Saudi Arabia. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939Mark Twain'stitle character befriends and takes a raft down the Mississippi River with Jim, an escaped slave hoping to win his freedom. Later films of the book were also made in 1960, 1973 (Soviet Union film Hopelessly L