Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney (2023)

  • NR
  • 08/04/2023 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 19m

Overview

Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.

Nazenet Habtezghi

Director

Cast

Tera Hunter's headshot

Tera Hunter

Jennifer L. Morgan's headshot

Jennifer L. Morgan

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