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  2. Antebellum (film) - Wikipedia

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    Antebellum is a 2020 American black horror thriller film [3] [4] written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz in their feature directorial debuts. The film stars Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons and Gabourey Sidibe, and follows a 21st-century African-American woman who wakes to find herself mysteriously in a Southern slave plantation from which ...

  3. Antebellum South - Wikipedia

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    The Antebellum South era (from Latin: ante bellum, lit. 'before the war') was a period in the history of the Southern United States that extended from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. This era was marked by the prevalent practice of slavery and the associated societal norms it cultivated. Over ...

  4. 'Antebellum' is mostly set on a plantation. But the directors ...

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    "Antebellum" directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz and star Janelle Monáe discuss creating a nontraditional slavery narrative.

  5. The Octoroon - Wikipedia

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    George and Zoe reveal their love for each other, but Zoe rejects George's marriage proposal. When George asks why, Zoe explains that she is an octoroon, and the law prevents a white man from marrying anyone with the smallest black heritage. George offers to take her to a different country, but Zoe insists that she stay to help Terrebonne ...

  6. The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting

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    The Civil War and the end of slavery brought about the end to this Southern approach to fighting fires. ... Antebellum Charleston long felt that it did not need to change the way that it fought ...

  7. Abolitionism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, abolitionism, the movement that sought to end slavery in the country, was active from the colonial era until the American Civil War, the end of which brought about the abolition of American slavery, except as punishment for a crime, through the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified 1865).

  8. Status quo ante bellum - Wikipedia

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    The term status quo ante bellum is a Latin phrase meaning "the situation as it existed before the war". [1] The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership.

  9. Here's the Truth Behind Why 'Station 19' Is Ending ... - AOL

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    ABC announced in December 2023 that 'Station 19' is ending after season 7. Here are some possible reasons why the 'Grey's Anatomy' spinoff show was canceled.