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Fishburne narrates film on black Southern workers

Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:02 AM EDT
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FILE - In this June 15, 2008 file photo, actor Laurence Fishburne arrives at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York. Fishburne is the narrator for a 2012 PBS documentary, "Slavery by Another Name." (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file )

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LOS ANGELES — Laurence Fishburne is the narrator for an upcoming PBS documentary on black workers in the post-slavery South.

The film, titled "Slavery by Another Name," is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon.

PBS on Thursday announced Fishburne's role as narrator of the documentary that will debut Feb. 13, 2012, on public TV stations nationwide.

"Slavery by Another Name" examines the labor practices and laws "that effectively created new forms of slavery" after emancipation, subjecting blacks to brutal forced work, according to the filmmakers.

The 90-minute film, produced by a division of the PBS affiliate for Minneapolis-St. Paul, will air as part of PBS' Black History Month programming.

Fishburne's other TV work has included "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which he left last season, and the movie "Thurgood."

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Little Sure Shot

Good choice. He has a wonderful voice.

    Reply#1 - Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:44 AM EDT
    ettenna

    I am looking forward to the film---but I will be reading the book first. 

      Reply#2 - Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:20 PM EST
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