I hope to see the movie on Monday for free :)

Will post about it.

Thanks!
jules

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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2019 9:58 AM
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Subject: new film Harriet

folks, I believe some of you will be interested:

Perhaps this is predictable (it's really, really hard to depict these histories to everyone's satisfaction at the current moment): but the controversy over the new film Harriet is for real (even though it has a full 99% audience-like rating on rotten tomatoes).
& ps: I have encouraged my own students to see it (they all read Uncle Tom's Cabin & Douglass' Narrative this semester):  I'd love hearing anyone's thoughts about the film, as either a teaching device or just an aesthetic/historical account.

https://www.theroot.com/despite-controversies-cynthia-erivo-as-harriet-tubman-1839590139



Dr. Hal Bush

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Saint Louis University

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