The Book of Negroes
2015 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Drama
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.
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes- 1
Episode 1
7 Jan 2015 45m
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
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Episode 2
14 Jan 2015 45m
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
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Episode 3
21 Jan 2015 45m
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
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Episode 4
28 Jan 2015 45m
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
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Episode 5
4 Feb 2015 45m
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
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Episode 6
11 Feb 2015 45m
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.
Cast
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon Young Aminata
Sandra Caldwell Georgia
Dwain Murphy Claiborne
Siyabonga Xaba Young Chekura
Armand Aucamp Lieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr. Daddy Moses
Allan Hawco Solomon Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr. Sam Fraunces
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Aminata Diallo
Ben Chaplin John Clarkson
Jane Alexander Maria
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