Smith posted a trailer of 'Emancipation' and called it the 'hardest movie I've ever made.'
the film was inspired by the 1863 photos of "Whipped Peter." One of the images – known as"The Scourged Back" – shows Peter's bare back mutilated from whippings by his enslavers and it proved to be instrumental in shifting the public sentiment in opposition to slavery.
"Emancipation" will be out in theaters on December 2 and available for streaming on Apple+ on December 9. The film premiered in an advanced screening during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 51st Annual Legislative Conference over the weekend. NAACP President, Derrick Johnson was in attendance and praised the movie.
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