Eden (Janelle Monáe), a slave on a Louisiana ‘reformation’ plantation where none of the workers are allowed to talk, and Veronica (also Monáe), a hip, successful, modern, educated and moneyed writer, are tied together through bonds that are not initially clear. Saying too much will ruin the experience and secrets of Antebellum (Latin for before the war, typically used to describe the conventions of slavery era American South). What we can say is that Veronica’s area of study is in healing and moving on from the historic trauma that black people have faced and still struggle with. And also that she has become somewhat of a celebrity for speaking out on these issues and engaging against those who believe that that trauma was already resolved and should not be part of current conversations...
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