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From Nasty, Brutish, and Short to the Pope

by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 14, 2014 | 12 years a slave, fagan, hispaniola, hobbes, las casas, nasty brutish and short, pope francis, slavery, torture

I’ve not yet seen the Academy Award winning “12 Years a Slave,” but the clips and conversation about slavery and brutality are visceral. Writer John Ridley said in a radio interview that he hoped the film would promote continuing conversations about these difficult...
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