N Los Angeles, CA —I just finished watching the film, “ 12 Years A Slave .” I found the acting superb. The cast and crew behind the film were as good as it gets. As for the film it was little more than the historical revision of American slavery. In the film every Black was a hero or victim and every White (except Brad Pitt’s character) was evil. Dramatic entertainment license trumps truth every time. Make no mistake slavery was and will always be a terrible stain on America’s honor and sensibilities. The film ignored the realities. Africans were kidnapped and sold to slave traders by other Africans. Jungle savages were bought here and sold as property. The enslaved Africans soon embraced American Christianity and simply became a menial and somewhat willing workforce. When the slaves were freed the vast majority found themselves in non-union jobs on the same plantations where they were enslaved. Did a...