Outraged: Terror in Springfield

Outraged, an award-winning family drama, is set against the backdrop of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot that terrorized the black citizens of Springfield and gave rise to the NAACP. After facing a devastating loss during racial violence in the previous century, Bonaparte Baker steps off a train in Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 14, 1908. His arrival leads to an uneasy reunion and sparks a flashpoint with his estranged brother-in-law. As historic mob violence erupts and targets the Black citizens of Abraham Lincoln’s hometown, Bonaparte seeks reconciliation and atonement by doing the unthinkable.