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African Americans Drama Fon (African people) Social life and customs Fon (African people) Social life and customs 19th century Drama Fugitive slaves United States Drama Underground Railroad Drama United States History 19th century Drama West Africa Women Women Africa, West History 19th century Drama Women soldiers Africa, West History 19th century DramaSummary: "A monumental reimagining of American history, Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2016 novel is a harrowing and rhapsodic journey through a still-echoing past. Weaving together historical fiction with moments of magical realism, The Underground Railroad is a full sensory immersion into the world of Cora (Thuso Mbedu), who, fleeing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Cora, fleeing slavery, embarks on a treacherous quest for freedom and is menaced by violence, supported by a clandestine community fighting for liberation, and haunted by the people she loses along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2024
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV UNDSummary: The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2022