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12 Years a Slave

Clip: 10/17/2013 | 7m 46s

A new movie based on a true story takes a hard look at slavery and Christianity.

A movie based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free man who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery, portrays the complex relationships between slaves, slaveowners, abolitionists, and religion.

10/17/2013 | Rating NR

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12 Years a Slave: Steve McQueen and Chiwetel Ejiofor

12 Years a Slave: Steve McQueen and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Clip: 10/17/2013 | 4m 56s | Watch more of our interviews with the movie's director and the actor who played "Solomon." (4m 56s)

Conservative Judaism Centennial

Conservative Judaism Centennial

Clip: 10/17/2013 | 3m 32s | Conservative Judaism still represents a centrist approach to Jewish life. (3m 32s)

Lawyers for Justice

Lawyers for Justice

Clip: 10/17/2013 | 7m 30s | A lawyer from New York is working to make justice a fundamental right in Southeast Asia. (7m 30s)

Yolanda Pierce Extended Interview

Yolanda Pierce Extended Interview

Clip: 10/17/2013 | 5m 1s | Watch excerpts from our interview with this professor about the movie "12 Years a Slave." (5m 1s)

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