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Melissa Harris-Perry on ‘The Help’

In this clip from The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Melissa Harris-Perry discusses her objections to the new film, The Help. Her criticism highlights the perils of adapting history to the movie screen and the ongoing problems of representations of African American women in Hollywood films.

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