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
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