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'Emancipation' drops on Apple TV+

“Emancipation” is out on Apple TV+. The film stars Will Smith as an enslaved person seeking the promise of freedom enshrined in the Emancipation Proclamation.

NPR’s Eric Deggans joins us to talk about the film and how Smith is faring since slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Watch on YouTube.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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