NOT going to see it because Hollywood and History Channel suck is a sucky reason. Hollywood and History Channel DO suck, but Gary Ross has spent over a decade researching and talking to the family about this. I believe one of Newton Knight's ancestors is an extra.
In any case, the fact that very few people will GO to this movie is a testimony, IMHO, that it is not a "Hollywood" movie.
{I believe one of Newton Knight’s ancestors is an extra,)
Must have been a pretty old ancestor.