I hope to see the movie on Monday for free :) Will post about it. Thanks! jules -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2019 9:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] 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 Professor of English & Director of the Undergraduate Program Saint Louis University [log in to unmask] 314-977-3616 http://halbush.com author website: halbush.com