Emancipation Trailer

A runaway slave named Peter (Will Smith) tries to make his way through the swamps of Louisiana to the Union Army. The movie was inspired by "Whipped Peter", a slave who escaped a Louisiana plantation and tried to make his way through the swamps to the Union Army. He became famous when an 1863 photo of his whip-scarred back was circulated widely among northerners during the Civil War. Related Article: Emancipation: History vs. Hollywood













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