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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003 75min EN

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.

director: Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon

cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne

external: IMDb

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Narrator (voice)

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

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