4 Reasons ‘Sarah’s Oil’ Is Worth Watching

Sarah is an optimistic young girl with a strong faith, a thirst for knowledge, and a resilient spirit.She’s also a young girl living in a state – early-1900s Oklahoma – that looks at her with suspicion and prejudice.As an African American, Sarah and her parents face discrimination wherever they go, thanks to Jim Crow laws that separate whites from blacks.But as a descendant of Creek Freedmen – individuals formerly enslaved by members of the Creek Nation who gained citizenship after the Civil War – Sarah has a leg up on many whites thanks to a land allotment she received through the tribe.So at age 11, Sarah receives the deed to 160 acres of grassy Oklahoma land that most experts believe is worthless but that Sarah – always upbeat – thinks could be home to countless barrels of oil.And if you listen closely, she says as she lies on the ground, you can even hear it.God, she tells her mother, “gave me that land for a reason.”It's all part of the new faith-based film Sarah’s Oil (PG), which was inspired by the true story of a woman named Sarah Rector who became one of America’s first black millionaires.Here are four reasons it’s worth watching:Photo Credit: Kingdom Story