Best Movies that Depict African Slavery

‘Harriet’ is one of the best movies about African slavery. It is a 2019 biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons, starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, the African-American abolitionist, and political activist.

Harriet

The film depicts Northup’s harrowing journey as he is transported to the Deep South and sold to various plantation owners, enduring physical and emotional abuse and witnessing the brutal treatment of other enslaved Africans.

12 Years A Slave

The film is set in the pre-Civil War era in the United States and explores the themes of slavery, racism, and revenge. It depicts the brutal treatment of enslaved Africans and the violence and injustice of the slave system.

Django Unchained

The story follows Sethe, a former slave who lives in Ohio in the 1870s and is haunted by memories of her past as a slave.

Beloved

The film follows the journey of the Amistad captives, who are brought to the United States and put on trial for their mutiny. Prominent abolitionists help the captives in their legal battle against the Spanish and US governments.

Amistad

The film is based on the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first all-black regiments to fight in the American Civil War. 

Glory