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But don’t be sucked in by Hollywood’s revisionist history. You will be dismayed at the cruelty and you will cry at the final reunion. You will agree that a Canadian abolitionist is the greatest of hero’s. However a check of the facts will reveal an entirely different story. I will leave that to you. HINT: see James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game.

Google this: The Irish slave trade – the forgotten white slaves. Remember that 12 years a slave was written by northern abolitionists. Still the movie showcases memorable performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o.