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

The Book of Negroes

Drama 2015

Available on iTunes, CBC Gem, ICI Tou.tv

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.

Drama 2015

Starring Aunjanue Ellis, 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.
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.
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.
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.
EPISODE 5

Part 5 of 6

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

Aunjanue Ellis

Aminata Diallo
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata
Lyriq Bent

Chekura Tyano
Greg Bryk

Robinson Appleby
Amy Louise Wilson

Rosa Lindo
Allan Hawco

Soloman Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Sam Fraunces
Jane Alexander

Maria Witherspoon
Cara Ricketts

Bertilda
Sandra Caldwell

Georgia
Ben Chaplin

Captain John Clarkson
Louis Gossett Jr.

Daddy Moses
Fana Mokoena

Allasane
Damon D'Oliveira

Producer
Clement Virgo

Producer
Carrie Stein

Producer
Margaret O'Brien

Producer

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The Book of Negroes

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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.

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Studio: CBC
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015
Rated: 14+
Original Audio: English (Canada), English

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Audio: English (Canada) (Dolby 5.1, AAC)

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