Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Audience Score
65
NR 19 minDocumentary
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.
DirectorNazenet Habtezghi

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Sheila Nevins, Liza Burnett Fefferman, Nina L. Diaz, Stanley Nelson
Production Companies:MTV Documentary Films, Firelight Media