Interesting take. We (my wife and I) just finished it as it just became available on Australian TV. Neither of us are black (not sure if this matters, but it can’t hurt). I think if done properly, which it was in this case, the slave trade, US slavery, the revolutionary and civil wars, suffrage, the civil rights movement, Apartheid, the Vietnam war, the holocaust, and every other major historical event or era is important to be learned, studied and discussed as much as possible, for as long as possible.

My wife for example, had never seen the original, and since she grew up in Australia, did not have an education system where this topic was covered. She was very engaged in the series and for all the right reasons. I can absolutely support the producers of this and the purpose in terms of providing the story for younger generations to unpack. It’s important part of history, and even though knowing it won’t solve anything in and of itself, that is what education is.

Of course, this all goes out the window if the stories are repackaged disrespectfully. It may seem like that given how US slavery and African conflict are both seeming trendy in Hollywood at the moment. From what I gather though, all of the stories being told or re-told are are done so authentically.

If Michael Bay does a re-imagining of Glory, however, then we have a problem.