Movies to Help Foster Conversations About Race With Kids
17 Films, Shows, and Documentaries That Can Help Educate Your Tweens and Teens About Race
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What It's About: "In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever."
Ages Its Best Suited For: 15 and up
Where to Watch It: Rent 12 Years a Slave on YouTube here