Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

5.2 75 min Movie
HistoryDocumentary

In their words, our shared history.

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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Cast

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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