#NoConfederate: The campaign against HBO slave drama takes offA social media campaign to derail HBO's planned modern-day Southern slavery drama quickly caught fire, prompting the cable channel to ask detractors to withhold judgment until they see Confederate. It didn't take long for HBO to respond to the campaign that amplified earlier criticism of the project. Last week, HBO programming president Casey Bloys acknowledged missteps in how it announced the drama series but defended its value. Critics are asking what the point of the HBO Confederate project, when the ramifications of real of slavery are still being felt in the US today? But an interview the show's creative team gave after the initial outcry failed to stem the #NoConfederate campaign.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2017 01:30 UTC