"A haunting meditation on historical memory. The film illuminates not only the continuing perplexities of race in America but also the persistent hold of Southern 'Lost Cause' mythology on popular understandings of the Civil War. Quiet, subtle, devoid of irony or condescension, the film differs sharply from more traditional documentaries about slavery, abolition and the Civil War. Ideal for classroom use."
— James T. Campbell, PhD, Stanford University
For over three decades, Fresno social worker Nancy Whittle has portrayed seminal abolitionist Harriet Tubman at Civil War reenactments with immense thought and care. But when an event she's scheduled to participate in comes under fire from a local social justice organization, Nancy must decide how to best represent Tubman and her work for contemporary audiences.
Living Harriet Tubman explores thorny and shifting discourses around race and history in America at a time when historical education faces rising political pressures.
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