Rob Edwards - Slavery - Evening WURDs 4.7.26

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Rob Edwards is a highly respected film screenwriter and producer, including his Academy Award-nominated work as the screenwriter of The Princess and The Frog. Mr. Edwards is also the director of the graphic novel “Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls”, the true, heroic story of Robert Smalls who is a Civil-War-era figure who stole a Confederate ship to gain freedom. He was also a 2026 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Literary Work. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his illustrious writing career and "Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls".

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