Historical films, whether they be mostly accurate or not, all take liberties. One major liberty many of them take is adding in fictional characters to enhance the story or allow the director and writers to take liberties. Read about three prominent examples below:
Citations:
Crawford, Amy. “The Swamp Fox.” Smithsonian Magazine, June 30, 2007. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-swamp-fox-157330429/.
Gooding, James Henry. “Looking Quite Like Soldiers.” In On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Solider’s Civil War Letters from the Front, edited by Virginia Matzke Adams. University Of Massachusetts Press, 1999.
McClurken, Jeff. “Amistad Lecture.” September 24, 2024. University of Mary Washington, Virginia.
McClurken, Jeff. “Glory Lecture.” October 8, 2024. University of Mary Washington, Virginia.
McClurken, Jeff. “The Patriot Lecture.” September 17, 2024. University of Mary Washington, Virginia.
Walker, David. Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. 1829.
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