Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

19 mins
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.

Nina L. Diaz

Executive Producer

Zach Sell

Associate Producer

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Stanley Nelson

Executive Producer

Mead Hunt

Director of Photography

Colin Bressler

Director of Photography

Liza Burnett Fefferman

Executive Producer

Osei Essed

Original Music Composer

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