{"id":14362,"date":"2019-07-29T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=14362"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:24:23","slug":"first-look-harriet-details-life-of-the-iconic-american-freedom-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2019\/07\/first-look-harriet-details-life-of-the-iconic-american-freedom-fighter.html","title":{"rendered":"First Look: &#8216;Harriet&#8217; Details Life of the Iconic American Freedom Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have learned about Harriet Tubman in school, but now get the chance to see her story come to life in a way that it&#8217;s never been told before.<\/p>\n<p>Focus Features recently dropped the first trailer for the upcoming movie, which stars Cynthia Erivo stars as Tubman. 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