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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

NR | 1 Hours 15 Minutes

History, Documentary

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

Director: Thomas Lennon

Writer: Mark Jonathan Harris

The Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

Narrator (voice)

Angela Bassett

Michael Boatman

Roscoe Lee Browne

Don Cheadle

Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee

Robert Guillaume

Jasmine Guy

Samuel L. Jackson

CCH Pounder

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Roger Guenveur Smith

Courtney B. Vance

Vanessa Williams

Oprah Winfrey

Alfre Woodard

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