%% %% # 🎞 12 Years a Slave (2013) **Summary**: Set in the United States during the 1840s. The movie tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free Black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. It follows his struggle to survive as a slave for twelve years until he finally regains his freedom. McQueen 2013, 12 Years a Slave - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024544/ - Kinda liberal, but useful depictions of the domination (some violence) of slavery. - The opening scenes with Sebastian might be useful for a bit on the talented tenth / bootstrapping responses like booker T Washington - The scene where on the first plantation his expertise leads to the long hanging and how his "good" master treats him commercially