13 shows and films that interrogate American history.
When slavery was abolished in 1863, it was a cause for celebration for many — but not for all. Down in Texas, slaves weren’t informed of their new rights — or, you know,, on June 19, 1865. Like this weekend’s Independence holiday, “Jubilee Day” is its own independence holiday, but a vast majority of the world wasn’t aware of its existence prior to this year.
Still,shines just as brightly in its other non-holiday moments; few films are more adept at exploring the way trauma is passed from one generation to another, trapping marginalized groups in an endless cycle that is not of our own design, but often feels like it is.Following students, teachers, and administrators at Chicago’s Oak Park River Forest High School ,tracks its subjects for a full school-year, unveiling a dispiriting legacy of racial inequity in education in the process.
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