The Power of Alternative History in Barry Jenkins’ Series’ ‘The Underground Railroad’
Barry Jenkins’ beautiful and brutal adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s alternative history, ‘The Underground Railroad’, indulges in compelling retro Afrofuturism.
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‘The Nickel Boys’ Continues Colson Whitehead’s Inquiry into American Racism
Colson Whiteheads' The Nickle Boys fictionalizes the true story of a Florida prison for boys in the 1960s, further exploring America's furtive legacy of racist violence.
The Story of a Nation Built on Murder, Theft, and Cruelty
The specter of slavery draws unavoidable correlations to contemporary American society in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad.