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'Washington Black' Stars Sterling K. Brown And Ernest Kingsley Jr. Reflect On The Power Of Imagination In Hulu Series
'Washington Black' Stars Sterling K. Brown And Ernest Kingsley Jr. Reflect On The Power Of Imagination In Hulu Series

Tales about Black people during the 1800s have long been rooted in the evils of slavery and struggle. Hulu’s latest book adaptation, Washington Black , gives viewers a peek inside the imagination that was still front and center amid those trying times. According to the series description: Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Washington Black follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love. As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into. Ernest Kingsley Jr. stars as George Washington Black, a character that showcases courage like never before and an...

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