steven mcqueen
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave is sparking change in America’s public high school curriculum.
According to a press release, the National School Boards Association is partnering with New Regency, Penguin Books and filmmakers to distribute copies of the NAACP Image Award-winning film, original book, and study guide to public high schools across the US.
The new initiative is coordinated by famed talk show host Montel Williams. Sources say 12 Years A Slave, written in 1841 by free Black man-turned-slave Solomon Northup, will be a required teaching tool starting September 2014, the new school year.
“12 Years a Slave is one of the most impactful films in recent memory, and I am honored to have been able