Slavery and the Law
2011, English. Directed by Paula Heredia.
Follows a group of Brooklyn youth as they work to create a wall mural that commemorates the shift from enslavement to the Civil Rights Movement. The youth seen in the film are participants in the Youth and Congregations in Partnership (YCP), and Gender-Responsive Re-Entry Assistance Support Program (GRASP), under the office of the Kings County District Attorney. The history of slaves is discussed by distinguished professors and historians, beginning with the development of Colonial America and the slave trade. As the title suggests, the legal system is introduced in the film as the youth and professors explore the laws imposed on slaves.
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- 0h 55m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2011
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Paula Heredia
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Slavery and the Law isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2011. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Slavery and the Law?
Slavery and the Law (2011) was directed by Paula Heredia and stars Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Gerard Cantalupo, Cheryl G. Anthony.