Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

Name: Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-08-04
Duration: 19 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Tera Hunter, Jennifer L. Morgan

August 4, 2023
Directed by
Nazenet Habtezghi

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.