{"id":8091,"date":"2019-07-26T13:48:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2019-07-26T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:48:39","slug":"real-life-faith-journey-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-coming-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2019\/07\/real-life-faith-journey-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-coming-theaters.html","title":{"rendered":"The real-life faith journey of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad coming to theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"HARRIET | Official Trailer | Now Playing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqoEs4cG6Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7086525539MsoNormal\"><em><strong>Harriet, <\/strong><\/em><strong>the real-life story of\u00a0 the iconic woman of African-American freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman will arrive in theaters on November 1st. <\/strong>The Focus Features release stars Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo\u00a0(<i>Widows<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Bad Times at the El Royale<\/i>), Leslie Odom Jr. (<i>Hamilton<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Murder on the Orient Express<\/i>), Janelle\u00a0Mon\u00e1e\u00a0(<i>Hidden Figures<\/i>,\u00a0<i>UglyDolls<\/i>), and Joe Alwyn (<i>The\u00a0Favourite<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Mary Queen of Scots<\/i>). The film is directed by\u00a0Kasi\u00a0Lemmons\u00a0(<i>Luke Cage<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Talk to Me<\/i>), who wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard (<i>Remember the Titans<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Ali<\/i>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7086525539MsoNormal\">Amazingly, <em>Harriet<\/em> is apparently the first feature-length dramatic film to recount the saga Tubman&#8217;s escape from slavery and her subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in pre-Civil War America. I&#8217;m told the movie will not shy away from showing how Tubman&#8217;s faith in God strengthened her in her death-defying missions that involved trekking through nearly 100 miles of secret trails to get gain freedom for more than 70 slaves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7086525539MsoNormal\">While it&#8217;s amazing that it took so long to make a movie about Tubman&#8217;s life, at least it&#8217;s arriving before the ridiculously-delayed $20 bill which is now apparently set to debut in 2028.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Harriet Tubman&#039;s appearance on $20 bill to be delayed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXC2T-T7udc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media: Harriet, the real-life story of\u00a0 the iconic woman of African-American freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman will arrive in theaters on November 1st. 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