Seldon's Blog

Recently, the WGN Network began airing a new series about a group of Georgia slaves who plan and conduct a daring 600 miles escape to freedom in the Northern states called "UNDERGROUND". However, it is not the first television production about American slaves making a bid for freedom. Below is a list of previous productions that I have seen over the years: ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my favorite movies (so far) that are set in the 1830s: ( Read more... )

Below are images from "THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING", the 1995 adaptation of John Ehle's 1971 novel. Directed by John Duigan, the movie starred Jason Patric and Thandie Newton: ( Read more... )