Steve McQueen, the director 12 Years a Slave is a hero in my
eyes. Just before he started to speak, I said to Michael, in tears, “I hope he
mentions slavery still exists today . . . but I doubt it.”
However, in his Oscar for Best Picture acceptance speech, Mr. McQueen dedicated the award to "everyone who has endured slavery and the 21 million still enslaved today. Everyone deserves not just to survive but to live," he says. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup." (This is the true story of Mr. Northup).
However, in his Oscar for Best Picture acceptance speech, Mr. McQueen dedicated the award to "everyone who has endured slavery and the 21 million still enslaved today. Everyone deserves not just to survive but to live," he says. "This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup." (This is the true story of Mr. Northup).
My heart was pounding so hard. I could not stop crying for all those suffering at this very moment at the hands of traffickers. I thank God that Mr. McQueen brought attention to heinous ongoing worldwide crime to an international viewing audience of millions.
