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
Angela Bassett
Michael Boatman
Don Cheadle
Ruby Dee
Robert Guillaume
Alfre Woodard
Whoopi Goldberg
as Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
CCH Pounder
Vanessa Williams
Roscoe Lee Browne
Ossie Davis
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Courtney B. Vance
Jasmine Guy
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Roger Guenveur Smith
Oprah Winfrey
