Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

★8.0 2003 1h 15m Documentary

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 anecd...

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Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Narrator (voice)
Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Cast
Michael Boatman Michael Boatman Cast
Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne Cast
Don Cheadle Don Cheadle Cast
Ossie Davis Ossie Davis Cast
Ruby Dee Ruby Dee Cast
Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume Cast
Jasmine Guy Jasmine Guy Cast
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Cast
CCH Pounder CCH Pounder Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson LaTanya Richardson Jackson Cast