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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Directed by Thomas Lennon, Ed Bell

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.

Length 75 minutes

Actors

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