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    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    75'

    2003-02-10

    5.2

    In their words, our shared history.

    History,Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingEd BellWritingMark Jonathan Harris

    Cast

    3

    Narrator (voice)

    Whoopi Goldberg

    4

    Angela Bassett

    2

    Michael Boatman

    1

    Roscoe Lee Browne

    3

    Don Cheadle

    2

    Ossie Davis

    1

    Ruby Dee

    1

    Robert Guillaume

    2

    Jasmine Guy

    8

    Samuel L. Jackson

    3

    CCH Pounder

    1

    LaTanya Richardson...

    1

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson

    1

    Roger Guenveur Smith

    2

    Courtney B. Vance

    2

    Vanessa Williams

    2

    Oprah Winfrey

    2

    Alfre Woodard

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Vote Count: 8
      2. Popularity: 0.5664
      3. Status: Released
      4. Original title:Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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