The Underground Railroad. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, 2016
TV series vs book
Barry Jenkins, 2021-

A fictional story of people attempting an escape from slavery in the southern United States in the 1800s utilising a key plot element employing the literary style of magic realism. In reality, The Underground Railroad was a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s.