Tuesday, May 18, 2021

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD -- BRILLIANT BEYOND WORDS

 

Oh, America, you have sinned a great sin where your citizens of color are concerned.  How much of a sin?  You be the judge by watching this film and learn!

According to IMDB "The actual Underground Railroad was a secret network of people and safe houses. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center here in Cincinnati, where I live, simply referred to as the Freedom Center by us locals, is an outstanding museum dedicated to this topic. Of course Cincinnati was the first major city across the Dixie line and this region played a major historical role in this important movement."

This should be must viewing for all those in this nation who should pause to view the American history of slavery to get the feel of slavery in America. It is an eye opening and, yes, a difficult experience to watch.  It gives credence to those in this nation who dedicate themselves to the transparency of, as de Tocqueville described it, "the peculiar institution."   It is, I thought, riveting viewing and lends itself to binge watching but warning an accounting of slavery in America is understatedly heart rendering but necessary to watch.

Like the Holocaust of WWII a historical accounting of slavery in America should be seen by all. "The Underground Railroad" is brilliant beyond words.

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