It is an honor to partner with notable historian Randall Miller, who is a professor at St. Joseph’s University (http://www.sju.edu/about-sju/faculty-staff/faculty-experts/randall-m-miller-phd) and on the board of Historians Against Slavery (http://www.historiansagainstslavery.org/main/) and has consulted on and appeared in other documentaries, including one produced by Frontline.
He is helping us “bridge” the past with the present (so it was very appropriate that we filmed his first interview next to one of PA’s famous red covered bridges.) In “From Liberty to Captivity,” he will help the viewing audience examine the parallels between slavery in the US in the 1800’s and now, and he will challenge us to leverage the lessons that we can learn from the past as we fight against slavery today.
It is fascinating to hear him tell stories of past abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and Lucretia Mott. People may not realize that they and others fought against insurmountable socioeconomic and cultural barriers to the abolition of slavery, and yet they saw great victories in their lifetimes.
We must carry on the fight! We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with Randall as a consulting historian to the documentary and to him sharing his thought-provoking insights with its viewers!
