Harriet Tubman Movie Controversy Erupts Over British Actress Cynthia Erivo

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Harriet Tubman Movie Controversy Erupts Over British Actress Cynthia Erivo 542shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Comment The decision to cast Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman in the Harriet biopic is continuing to spark controversy. Many people are upset that the producers cast a British Actress instead of an African American actress to portray one of America's greatest heroes. The backlash has even brought up old tweets from Erivo mocking a "ghetto American accent," which has several critics threatening a boycott of the upcoming highly anticipated biopic. On the other side of the argument, Harriet is generating Academy Awards buzz due to Erivo's performance. The Harriet trailer was released earlier this week and some people can't get past the fact that

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