Is it as woke as I fear? It's based on a real person, so that makes me hope it's more evenhanded, but then again, we've had some truly rotten stinkers as of late. I might check out an episode or two and report back if no one here has seen it.
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Anne Boleyn, Sir Isaac Newton, Cleopatra, basically all of historical England, basically all of historical Egypt, basically any white land from long ago...have all entered the chat.
This timeline sucks.
Except Bass Reeves WAS black.
I'm not talking race swaps specifically - they're just blatant examples - just historical figures and how they're treated.
If you're honestly suggesting they would suddenly gain narrative skills just because the characters are black, I have a story about a bridge to tell you.
Nah, just saying they were actually historically accurate as far as skin color goes.