%% [[Tubman, Harriet]] [[Douglass, Frederick]] [[Underground railroad]] [[Combahee River]] [[Antebellum America]] %% # 🎞 Harriet (2019) **Summary**: Set in the 19th century, the film is a biographical drama that follows the story of Harriet Tubman, who escapes slavery in Maryland and goes on to lead other slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Despite facing numerous obstacles, including being hunted by her former owner and the Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet persists and eventually becomes a legendary figure in American history.. Overall good biopic about Harriet. If there were some way to show the whole movie it does a really good job picturing the dialectic of freedom Angela Davis describes, as Harriet transforms from a relatively passive slave to a bold, self-asserting freewoman. However this transition, unlike Douglass' is conceived in terms of a practical and religious transformation, rather than through literary education and work. - **Harriet, the Conductor** (1:15:30-1:19:30): Narrates the courage and method of underground railroad conductors. - [Harriet (2019) - Freeing the Slaves Scene (5/10) | Movieclips - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzonDaMBRI) - **The Fugitive Slave Act** (1:23:30-1:29:30): Depicts the state of exception and racist mob / state violence following the passage of the fugitive slave act. - **Combahee River Raid** (1:54:00-2:00:00) Harriet Tubman leads a contingent of Black soldiers in the Civil War as they free hundreds of slaves. - [Harriet (2019) - The Combahee River Raid Scene (9/10) | Movieclips - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAa2_fTwcQI)