Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Name: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2003-02-10
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 5.188
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle

In their words, our shared history.

5.2 (8)2003-02-101h 15m

HistoryDocumentary

Overview

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.