"12 Years a Slave" is the most honest, unflinching look at American slavery in a movie. It shows the darkest side of the human spirit as well as strong rays of light

In order to understand the wider American experience and the issue of race in our country, see this movie.  It shows how a small group of conservative men used the Bible to justify their greed, subjugating millions of other human beings in the process. Does any this sound familiar today?