Hilary Green's "Educational Reconstruction," the movie

Featured at My Book, The Movie: Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools in the Urban South, 1865-1890 by Hilary Green.

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I would be extremely honored if Ken Burns incorporated my work into a possible multi-episode documentary on Reconstruction. Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne, Kerry Washington, and even Oprah would be perfect for dramatic readings of several individuals whose biographies carry throughout the work.

But, if Hollywood ever adapted Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools in the Urban South, 1865-1890, there are some actors and actresses who might play the lead and supporting roles:

Maria Waterbury – A white northern missionary in Mobile who passionately argued for the continuation of African American public schools when competing school boards vied for control while simultaneous could prevent her young students from a mini-rebellion during Confederate Memorial Day celebrations. Amy Poehler could bring the necessary feistiness to light.

Rev. A. E. Owens – From his convincing roles as Ray Charles and Django, Jamie Foxx would be brilliant as the young minister who opened his church’s door amid arsonists’ attempts to shut down Emerson Institute and Normal.

Rev. E. D. Taylor – With his strong presence...[read on]

Hilary N. Green is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Race Studies at the University of Alabama.

Learn more about Educational Reconstruction at the Fordham University Press website.

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My Book, The Movie: Educational Reconstruction.

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