Birth of Documentary Script

I have been working on a final script for my documentary on Congressman Robert Smalls. I imagine it is like giving birth - watching what you do and say, because it may have a profound effect on the audience. I could forever scar them - repel them from Black History or worse - produce pity.

Instead, my intention is to illuminate the sense of passion and the humanity of our Americans. Yes, the majority of Africans did not willing come to Americans but the majority stayed after the Emancipation Proclamation. There were no acts of ethnic cleansing towards the oppressor nor did we become saboteurs. How unlike most victims of genocide!

I find the beauty of the history is in the triumph over human condition. Resilience. Determination. Intelligence. Legacy.