Name: The Book of Negroes
Released: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, Lyriq Bent

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A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her.

Drama · 2015 · 43 min

Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor , Shailyn Pierre-Dixon , Lyriq Bent

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

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

42 min · 17 Feb 2015
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

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

42 min · 17 Feb 2015
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

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

42 min · 18 Feb 2015
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

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

42 min · 18 Feb 2015
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

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

42 min · 19 Feb 2015
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

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

42 min · 19 Feb 2015