ThatShouldBeAMovie

Webseries by C. W. Johnson, Jr. in which he reviews books by pitching them as movies. Subjects include: History, Louisiana Culture, Humanitarianism, Military.

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For African American History Month, check out these books about and stories from Black History That Should Be Movies And Miniseries

The First Rhode Island, "The Black Regiment," in the American Revolution
https://t.co/icCi5Kh08p

Cane River by Lalita Tademy
https://t.co/VlnAaUL1Ao

Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House by Rickey Pittman
https://t.co/ALBbkx4gj0

Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis
https://t.co/8IbTPJpEW9

Last Bus Out: The True Story of Courtney Miles, Who Stole a School Bus and Drove Over 300 New Orleans People to Safety After Hurricane Katrina by Beck McDowell
https://t.co/neJYY55Djz

Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man’s Friend by Richard G. Williams, Jr
https://t.co/rliCQTqDBW

The Harlem Hellfighters
https://t.co/KXIi4WQ0fD

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#OnThisDayInHistory American soldier and spy Nathan Hale was born. He should be honored with a cameo in An Epic Blockbuster Movie Based On 1776 by David McCullough https://t.co/wUR3cwxKHL

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#OnThisDayInHistory The Northern Iraq Offensive of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was underway. See why their victims like the Yazidis should be honored and remembered with movies based on

Sinjar: 14 Days that Saved the Yazidis from Islamic State by Susan Shand
https://t.co/CeqB37OcI7

The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story by Farida Khalaf https://t.co/IMbul5pQMu

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Check out the trailer for The Battle for Castle Itter, a movie based on an incredible true story https://t.co/xcgC0ynLA1

See why I have said this historical event Should Be A Movie https://t.co/7eNNBlbb7l

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#OnThisDayInHistory Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America, was born. He should be introduced to children with a movie based on Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in The Confederate White House by Rickey Pittman https://t.co/rDfu0srOLS

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For American Indian Citizenship Day, checkout these books that should be movies honoring Native American history

The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin https://t.co/NKXQLR8Jid

38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow and the Beginning of the Frontier's End by Scott Berg https://t.co/G0GEbYJo8S

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#OnThisDayInHistory Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born. She should be honored for visiting and serving the soldiers of the Continental Army while they endured the winter at Valley Forge in An Epic Movie About The Philadelphia Campaign https://t.co/tDDa2DXdLB

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@MericaCulture I agree! https://t.co/uBqaaWFsqK

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Happy Statehood Day to my followers from Tennessee! The Tennessean Volunteers who fought and died for our freedom during The War of 1812 should be honored in an epic blockbuster movie about the Battle of New Orleans! 'Murica! https://t.co/vE2YoXgDeB@

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#OnThisDayInHistory The British Parliament passed the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston until the residents paid for the damages caused by the Boston Tea Party. That would eventually lead to the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Which Should Be A Movie. https://t.co/zzMu6A4xXV

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Check out the trailer for Hershey, a movie based on a delicious true story https://t.co/FvreWTo11z

For more true stories that movies could be based on, see the webseries That Should Be A Movie https://t.co/aqpZ94s8xW

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Check out the trailer for The Brink of War, a movie based on an untold true story https://t.co/ftlrXqzzvz

For more untold true stories that movies could be based on, see the webseries That Should Be A Movie https://t.co/OR5UswE7JU

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On #AmnestyInternationalDay check out the story of Robert Trimble discovering human rights abuses at the beginning of the Cold War. That's why Beyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front by his son Lee Trimble Should Be A Movie. https://t.co/npHZB9AXxu

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This Memorial Day, let's remember my great uncle, Private First Class Ronald A. Prewitt, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Growing up, I heard he fell in New Guinea, which led me to pick up The Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell. See why Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific Should Be A Movie https://t.co/JaubhV0s7N

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#OnThisDayInHistory Abolitionist terrorists led by John Brown murdered five pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek. That should be at the beginning of a movie about later victims held hostage by "Old Osawatomie Brown" at Harpers Ferry. https://t.co/xNpXEz9kYF

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#OnThisDayInHistory Father Emil Kapaun was freed from the torment of a North Korean prisoner of war camp and promoted to the ranks of glory in Heaven. He and all our Korean War veterans, fallen, missing, and their families Should Be Honored With A Movie
https://t.co/5JzAa55ZJF

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For National Maritime Day, see why the sailors and soldiers who went down with the ship in shark-infested waters off the coast of Southern Africa Should Be Honored With A Movie about the origins of Birkenhead Drill https://t.co/UZaRKy51YB

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#OnThisDayInHistory the First Council of Nicaea met to discuss the Arian controversy regarding the eternal nature of Christ's deity. That should be at the beginning of a movie honoring Saint Athanasius for his lifelong dedication to defending Christ's eternal nature https://t.co/Cxtp3J4jww

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#OnThisDayInHistory Lafayette, Morgan's riflemen, the Oneida Indians, and the Continental soldiers proved their training at Valley Forge at the Battle of Barren Hill. That Should Be In An Epic Movie About The Philadelphia Campaign!
https://t.co/Z9C0IxfnyJ

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#OnThisDayInHistory the First Council of Nicaea met to discuss the Arian controversy regarding the eternal nature of Christ's deity. That should be at the beginning of a movie honoring Saint Athanasius for his lifelong dedication to defending Christ's eternal nature https://t.co/Cxtp3J4jww

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#OnThisDayInHistory actor Brigadier General James Stewart was born. See why his service during World War II and the making of It's A Wonderful Life Should Be A Movie https://t.co/rEEBDcAxXK