• Home
  • Slavery Today
  • Our Work
    • Global Strategic Plan
    • Movement Building
      • Coalitions & Affiliations
      • Elkes Impact Awards
      • Freedom Awards
    • Policy and Advocacy
    • Freedom from Slavery Forum
    • Community Liberation Model & Toolkit
    • Research & Publications
    • Survivor Engagement
  • Where We Work
    • Brazil
    • Dominican Republic
    • DR Congo
    • Ghana
    • Haiti
    • India
    • Kenya
    • Mauritania
    • Middle East and North Africa – MENA
    • Nepal
    • Philippines
    • Senegal
    • Vietnam
  • Take Action
  • Blog
  • About Us
    • Mission, Vision, History, Values
    • Fighting for Freedom Timeline
    • Board & Staff
    • Sponsors, Donors, Partners
    • Careers
    • Financial Reports & Annual Reports
    • Policies
    • Contact Us
donate

12 Years A Slave Could Happen Today, Screenwriter Tells Bill Maher on HBO

by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 2, 2014 | Slavery in the News

Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Ridley is concerned that moviegoers might miss a key lesson from the poignant script he wrote for the hit movie 12 Years a Slave. “As beautiful as this film is, one of the dangers is people will go in and say thank God we’re not like...

Where is Free The Slaves Working?

Learn More

Join the Movement

Educate yourself about slavery around the world, read stories from the field, and receive breaking news when people are freed from slavery.

Success!

Subscribe

You can help end modern slavery

donate

Connect With Us

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

1320 19th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 USA
Tel: 202.775.7480 | Fax: 202.775.7485 | info@freetheslaves.net

Content copyright © 2007-2023 Free the Slaves. All rights reserved.

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Donor Privacy Policy

Learn More

  • Home
  • Slavery Today
  • Our Work
  • Where We Work
  • Take Action
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Donate

Resources

  • Slavery in History
  • Research & Publications
  • Videos
  • Books
  • Free the Slaves Store