Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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• Genre(s): History, Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Thomas Lennon, Ed Bell
• Cast(s): Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 15min
• Award(s): Black Reel 2004 (Won)
  Primetime Emmy 2003 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: Miracle: The Boys of '80, Breakdown: 1975
• Story:
  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.
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