Barry Jenkins won an Academy Award for directing “Moonlight” and was nominated for “If Beale Street Could Talk.” His latest project is a multi-part adaptation of National Book Award winner Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad.” On Thursday May 27 at 1:30pm ET, Washington Post opinions columnist Michele Norris speaks with Jenkins about the series, the lessons of history and the challenge of depicting its darker chapters.

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