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 There is a challenge, which practically amounts to a moral responsibility, in making a drama set in the era of American slavery of black people. That is to say: find a way to make its fundamental horror understand to an audience that has long been accustomed to its representations. Lawmen: Beginning in Arkansas in 1862, in the midst of the American Civil War, Bass Reeves finds him in a scene set around a card table. Bass (David Oyelowo, co-producer and star) and his enslaver, George Reeves (Shea Whigham), play for his freedom. This opportunity, this card toss, is Bass's reward for performing heroically in the Confederate army, to which he was indeed drafted when George enlisted. Creator: Chad Feehan Stars: David Oyelowo, June Christopher, Dennis Quaid The scene combines terrible tension (Bass trembles and almost cries) and an even more terrible evocation of what it means for another person to have dominion over you. He captures how terribly unfair and inhumane this is and makes vi...