{"id":152757,"date":"2022-12-09T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/a-modern-look-at-the-horrors-of-antebellum-life\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:27:02","slug":"a-modern-look-at-the-horrors-of-antebellum-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/a-modern-look-at-the-horrors-of-antebellum-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A modern look at the horrors of antebellum life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Depictions of slavery on TV have come a long way since root<\/em> first brought America’s original sin to our sets. In recent years, series like underground<\/em>, The Underground Railroad<\/em><\/span>and The Good Lord Bird<\/em><\/span> have explored the antebellum period and the complexities of the lives of enslaved people, correcting a long history of African-American ancestors being written as mindless servants and racist caricatures<\/span>. The new FX series kindred<\/em><\/span>which streams exclusively on Hulu next week, continues this wave, as the long-awaited adaptation of the Octavia Butler novel examines the often-unspoken legacy of slavery itn modern day society.<\/p>\n

The series centers on Dana (Mallori Johnson), an aspiring television writer newly arrived in LA after the seemingly impulsive sale of her late grandmother’s Brooklyn brownstone. Dana’s parents passed away when she was young, and her remaining family disapproves of her choices, so she finds comfort in Kevin (Micah Stock), a musician and waiter. Amid the move-in, the 26-year-old has also been experiencing troubling visions; in the first, she finds herself in a nursery, where she helps a baby in imminent peril before encountering her deceased mother. the second trip cannot be written off as a dream; she’s transported to the bank of a river, where she rescues a red-haired boy from drowning. It’s clear that she’s been transported through space and time, and though it sounds impossible, she knows something real and dangerous is happening.<\/p>\n