How does the movie The Help "photoshop" American history?
Melissa Harris-Perry
On her new show, The Nation‘s Melissa Harris-Perry and her panelists discuss the drawbacks and merits of The Help, which won an Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday. Their debate turns out to be about much more than just a Hollywood movie, though, as it delves into how the movie exposes darker and more stubborn elements of American civil rights, society and culture.
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—Elizabeth Whitman
Melissa Harris-PerryTwitterMelissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair and Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. She is also the co-host of The Nation’s System Check podcast.