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title: "Captive Heart: The James Mink Story"
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# Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

**Brand:** christina applegatekate nelliganbruce pittman
**Price:** $55
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- **What is this?** Captive Heart: The James Mink Story by christina applegatekate nelliganbruce pittman
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## Description

A well-to-do interracial couple in 1850s Canada head to the States to rescue their daughter, sold into slavery by her new husband.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for Louis Gossett Fans He is NOT Fiddler in this!
*by G***W on April 12, 2025*

Purchased this movie after seeing it on T.V. and had to have my own. If you are a Louis Gossett fan you should add this to your collection. Things like this happened in real life and it can never be forgotten.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Majority Tyranny vs Minority Justice
*by C***R on January 25, 2016*

This story reveals the conflict of two laws. Virginia says slavery is legal. Canada says slavery is illegal. Who is right? Who can "legal" slaves appeal to? Is the right of the state absolute? Where does morality reside, in the majority or in the human heart?James Mink's daughter is kidnapped from freedom in Canada and then sold into slavery in Virgina. Mink recieves word. He appeals to Canadian government. They side with their fellow rulers in Virgina. The only aid Mink can find is the Quakers Underground Railroad. They provide training and transportation. Mink and his wife free the daughter at the risk of their lives.The obvious drama is the fight to free the daughter. The subtext is the amazing support slavery recieves by the Virginia populace. Why? It is the law. This is repeated many times in the story. Mink, and the viewer, can barely believe such wickedness. The devout Quaker's clearly reject Virgina law for "a higher law".Are all these Virginians evil? Story includes a scene of the slave master crying over the death of his "Mammy", who was beaten to death. He is heartbroken. Evil? Wicked? What? Where does law end and morality start? Where does morality start and law end?Other films with similar theme are: "Amazing Grace", story about Wilberforce fighting for abolition in England; "Belle" about the first ruling against salvery in Britain; "Polycarp" which recounts the early Christian rejection of Caesar worship; and "Hitler on Trial" relating the effort of a Jewish lawyer to convict Hitler of murder.All these are real history. All these present the same question, What is the basis, the foundation of law? Majority vote or minority justice? Can "higher" law bring justice that the "state" cannot?This is a fine drama. I wondered: "If I was there, which side would I support? How much would I risk?" Thought provoking.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking
*by K***N on February 13, 2023*

No matter how many times I see or hear of it, I can't get my mind around this dark part of history. It's just so heartbreaking. This movie is good. It's intense. There are some issues with it but overall, it's well done.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-20*