MTV Documentary Films & Firelight Media present

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Name: Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-08-04

directed by Nazenet Habtezghi

202319mDocumentary

MTV Documentary Films & Firelight Media present

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

directed by Nazenet Habtezghi

202319mDocumentary

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Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary Gaffney, an enslaved woman who takes control of her body and fertility.

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