Word: slaveship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...case of Amistad is far more troubling. Lest anyone forget, President Clinton has called for a national dialogue on race, and Steven Spielberg's re-telling of a 19th century slaveship rebellion looks as if it may be embraced as the vehicle for bringing that dialogue to the wider public. Beginning with Newsweek a month before the film was released, the media has run countless features accompanied by commentaries discussing the state of race relations in this country. It is interesting to note that while these high-falutin' societal spreads have universally praised the movie as an extraordinary achievement, only...
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