betty and sally in the film, sally hemmings, "an american scandal" and a 1975 film "mandin "mandingo"queen." noting the concubi ne is an antagonist producing multiple image of enslaved woman hood. northrop in insisted centralizing the slave woman as victim and mcqueen does not. in the latest hollywood movies that have taken on african-american slavery, the concubine not surprisingly remains the most important black female character. consider the roles are roles of the films. in "lincoln," the concubine of famed abolitionist thaddeus stevens and another once a concubine are the only two women of characters. likewise, in quentin tarantino's blockbuster "django unchained" are either concubines or prostitu prostitutes or on their way to being. while steve mcqueen's story of enslaved women has recovery from tarantino's, he adopts his favorite hollywood trobe of a black woman bound to powerful white men in "12 years a slave" and as such, eliza is not the only con cu been in -- in -- concubine. all the enslaved wom are concubi concubines. certainly, there is some merit in the inclusion of so

you mentioned -- i would like to mention how women think about sally hemmings.the portraits of why are women, african women being portrayed by non-american-born women. it is very interesting because i think our relationship -- the legacy of slavery is still very much a part of the business of american culture which is reflected in american film. what would make money? if slavery makes money, they would make films about slavery. if presidential biopic make money, they will be making biopics. look for van buren. >> do you remember this? slave, a missouri slave. ended up killing her master and almost gets away with it. her black slave lover gets away with it. it leads to a trial in missouri in the late 1850's. it is a fascinating story. you remember the screenplay turned it into not her story, but the story of her lawyer. it was turned into an atticus finch story. the lawyer was the centerpiece, the hero. >> the film business is bank ability. you look at 12 years a slave and you did call it a hollywood film. without brad pitt playing a role in it, it would've not b

betty and sally in the film, sally hemmings, "an american scandal" and a 1975 film "mandingo" and "queen" noting the concubi ne is an antagonist producing multiple image of enslaved woman hood. northrop in insisted centralizing the slave woman as victim and mcqueen does not. in the latest hollywood movies that have taken on african-american slavery, the concubine not surprisingly remains the most important black female character. consider the roles are roles of the films. in "lincoln," the concubine of famed abolitionist thaddeus stevens and another once a concubine are the only two women of characters. likewise, in quentin tarantino's blockbuster "django unchained" are either concubines or prostitutes or on their way to being. while steve mcqueen's story of enslaved women has recovery from tarantino's, he adopts his favorite hollywood trobe of a black woman bound to powerful white men in "12 years a slave" and as such, eliza is not the only con cu been in in -- concubine. all the enslaved wom are concubi concubines. certainly, there is some merit in the inclusion of some of these women'

could have this black woman in the white house in many ways running the white house, the dream of sally hemmings but you can't have, you know, you can't have a film about nat turner -- on the small screen again for pds. we're in this kind of odd place politically i think and socially with regard to race that i wouldn't know whether the figures you gave about the large screen now the small screen producers want to take a chance doing those kind of films so often times the small screen takes the cue from the large screen. it would be interesting to see. >> and i know they were going to make a mini series about the children of pride which was derailed by "roots". "gone with the wind" was shown for the first time on television in the fall of 1976. in november. not on thanksgiving weekend but another weekend. and its two showings are still in the top ten of broadcast audiences but "roots" the last episode was higher. i think in terms of the dialogue and popular#du,"+4culture you h "gone with the wind" rearing up again just a cultural icon and roots coming along and replacing it and interestingly the

think about the portraits of sally hemmings.hy are women, african-american women, being portrayed by non-american born women? it's very interesting, because i think our relationship -- the legacy of slavery is still very much a part of the business of american culture, which is reflected in american films. what will make money? if slavery makes money, they'll be making films about slavery. that's really true. if presidential biopics make money, they're going to be making biopics. look for van buren at your multiplex. >> kevin, years ago, do you remember a screenplay of celia. i don't know how many of you remember that story. young girl had a black lover, ends up killing her master. almost gets away with it. her black slave lover gives her away. it leads to a trial in the 1850s amidst all the border tensions. but do you remember the screenplay turned it not into her story but the story of her lawyer. it was turned into an atticus finch story. her lawyer was the centerpiece who was the hero for actually defending her. >> because t

you mentioned -- i would like to mention, think of the portraits of sally hemmings.the portraits of why are women, african women being portrayed by non-american-born women. it is very interesting because i think our relationship to slavery -- the legacy of slavery is still very much a part of the business of american culture which is reflected in american films. what will make money? if slavery makes money, they would make films about slavery. that is true. if presidential biopics make money, they will be making biopics. look for van buren at your -- [laughter] >> kevin, you shared with me years ago the story of a spring slave. the true story of a missouri slave. a young girl constantly raped by her master ended up killing her master and almost gets away with it. her black slave lover ends up giving it away. it leads to a trial in missouri in the late 1850's. that is in the midst of the border tensions. it is a fascinating story. it was written as a book. you remember the screenplay turned it into not her story, but the story of her lawyer. it was turned into an atti