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For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.

~John Ridley

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Our touchstones of slavery are 'Song of the South,' 'Gone With the Wind' and 'The Birth of a Nation.' It's hard to separate the cinematic quality from the underlying themes. I appreciate the films, but the message was repugnant.

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Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.

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I remember 'Roots' growing up and the cultural impact it had on the country. Watching 'Roots' was not the cool remove of reading about slavery in a book or hearing about it in class. It became something that swept people along.

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I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

~John Ridley

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: Unknown

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