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The Book of Negroes
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The Book of Negroes

Wed, Jan 7, 2015
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.

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Cast

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  • Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
    Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
    as Young Aminata
  • Sandra Caldwell
    Sandra Caldwell
    as Georgia
  • Dwain Murphy
    Dwain Murphy
    as Claiborne
  • Siya Xaba
    Siya Xaba
    as Young Chekura
  • Armand Aucamp
    Armand Aucamp
    as Lieutenant Waters
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    as Daddy Moses
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Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Ended · 6 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Thu, Jan 8, 2015 · 60m

    Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Thu, Jan 15, 2015 · 60m

    Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Thu, Jan 22, 2015 · 60m

    When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

  • E4
    Episode 4
    Aired · Thu, Jan 29, 2015 · 60m

    After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

  • E5
    Episode 5
    Aired · Thu, Feb 5, 2015 · 60m

    As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

  • E6
    Episode 6
    Aired · Thu, Feb 12, 2015 · 60m

    Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.