When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.
AISHA HINDSHer spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
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I almost believe that Harriet Tubman asked God for a leave like, “I’m gonna need to go back down there and take care of some things. They’re in trouble.”
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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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Learning about her and the layers of her helps you to see that the same woman who holds a gun and an axe felt feelings for a man.
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Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
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Learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years.
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The masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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Harriet Tubman didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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