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

The Book of Negroes

TV Show · Drama · History

THE BOOK OF NEGROES is a six-part miniseries that follows the harrowing journey of Aminata Diallo and her return home after being forced into slavery as a child.

2015 · 43m

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

EPISODE 1

Part 1 of 6

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

42m
EPISODE 2

Part 2 of 6

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

42m
EPISODE 3

Part 3 of 6

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

42m
EPISODE 4

Part 4 of 6

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

42m
EPISODE 5

Part 5 of 6

As racial tensions boil in Nova Scotia, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

42m
EPISODE 6

Part 6 of 6

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

42m