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Slavery

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'Django' action figures draw protest

Associated Press
(AP) - Slavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" are raising questions about whether they're appropriate...
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Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the 'Tavis Smiley' panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2011 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Tavis Smiley slams 'Django Unchained,' calls it 'spoof' of slavery

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theGRIO REPORT - Talk show host Tavis Smiley has joined Spike Lee in condemning Quentin Tarantino's hit film Django Unchained, and like the infamous auteur, he hasn't even seen it...
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Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington in 'Django Unchained'

'Django Unchained' may spawn new slavery epics

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - Despite its vestige as one of the greatest tragedies in American history, slavery has been recounted in only a handful of films to date, few of which received much critical attention or profitable returns...
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NEW YORK, NY - A detail of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Melissa Harris-Perry: The truth about the Emancipation Proclamation

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VIDEO - On Saturday, 'Melissa Harris Perry' revisited the Emancipation Proclamation and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for President Lincoln, and for the enslaved people impacted -- or bypassed - by it...
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Emancipation Proclamation Stamp dedication

New stamp celebrates Emancipation Proclamation's 150th anniversary

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. Postal service has released a limited-edition stamp to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp...
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Director Antoine Fuqua attends the Radical Studios Comic-Con dinner party at the Donovan's on July 24, 2010 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Gertty Images For Radical Studios)

'Training Day' director defends Tarantino, 'Django'

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theGRIO REPORT - Antoine Fuqua, the director of 'Training Day' and 'Brooklyn's Finest', is the latest Hollywood figure to weigh in on the controversy swirling about Quentin Tarantino's hit slavery-themed thriller...
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Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Django Unchained'

Leonardo DiCaprio: 'Django' character is 'deplorable human being'

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY
VIDEO - DiCaprio has said that he was uncomfortable using the n-word in the film, and told Geist that his co-stars encouraged him to do what was right for the role despite his own feelings.
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Comedian Sarah Silverman performs onstage at the WE HATE HURRICANES Comedy Benefit For AmeriCares at Club Nokia on December 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AmeriCares)

Silverman defends n-word in 'Django'

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theGRIO REPORT - Comedian Sarah Silverman is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of good taste and using offensive language in her material...
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Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz in 'Django Unchained'

Does 'Django Unchained' get its history right?

Anthea Butler
OPINION - As a person who teaches about slavery on a regular basis, I can tell you that many of the scenes of violence and torture were real...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Director Spike Lee attends the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

Spike Lee calls 'Django Unchained' 'disrespectful'

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theGRIO REPORT - Director Spike Lee's decades long feud with fellow filmmaker Quentin Tarantino appears to be alive and well...
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