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Directors: Charles Burnett Actors:
Beau Bridges Carl Lumbly Bill Cobbs Gabriel Casseus Deborah Duke Kathleen York Tom Nowicki

Nightjohn 1996

92 minutes

'Words Are Freedom'

John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.

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