Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on ‘Kindred’ and reexamining American slavery through science fiction
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In this Washington Post Live conversation recorded on Nov. 12, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins discusses his TV adaptation of Octavia Butler’s novel “Kindred,” why he thinks TV and movies have “damaged our ability” to understand history, and what he is ultimately trying to show about slavery.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on ‘Kindred’ and reexamining American slavery through science fiction