Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Release: 2003-02-10
·Runtime: 75m
·★ 4.8
History
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 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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Cast
Michael Boatman
Don Cheadle
Ossie Davis
Ruby Dee
Samuel L. Jackson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Roger Guenveur Smith
Vanessa Williams
Roscoe Lee Browne
Jasmine Guy
Whoopi Goldberg
as Narrator (voice)
Angela Bassett
Robert Guillaume
CCH Pounder
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Courtney B. Vance
Oprah Winfrey
Alfre Woodard
