Solomon Northup's book is a living testimony to the insane cruelty and savagery of slavery. The movie depicted this quite well. I think that racial discrimination still exists in the USA but this was surely an historical peak. Still, some events have shown improvements, such as president Obama's election which I for one did not believe I would witness in my lifetime. I found the movie a little long but the real slaves probably felt the same way... like a lingering pain, unending until only death makes it subside.
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