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A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this series recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Amin...

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Uniform Title:Book of Negroes (Television program)
Other Authors: Virgo, Clement (Screenwriter), Ellis, Aunjanue (Actor), Bent, Lyriq (Actor), Chaplin, Ben (Actor), Hawco, Allan, 1977- (Actor), Bryk, Greg, 1972- (Actor), Pierre-Dixon, Shailyn (Actor), Xaba, Siya (Actor), Ricketts, Cara (Actor), Murphy, Dwain (Actor), Caldwell, Sandra (Actor), Roberts, Rick, 1965- (Actor), Hynes, Joel, 1976- (Actor), James, Stephan, 1993- (Actor), Ward, Matt (Actor) (Actor), MacNeill, Meredith, 1975- (Actor), Wilson, Amy Louise (Actor), Lyons, Antonio David, 1971- (Actor), Alexander, Jane, 1939- (Actor), Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- (Actor), Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024 (Actor), Miller, Philip, 1964- (composer (expression)), Biccari, Giulio (director of photography.), Hill, Lawrence, 1957-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Port Washington, New York : Distributed by Entertainment One Film USA, [2015]
Subjects:
Slavery > Drama.
Enslaved persons > United States > Drama.
Enslaved women > United States > Drama.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Drama.
Slavery > United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Drama.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Drama.
African American loyalists > Drama.
Black people > Nova Scotia > Drama.
African American loyalists > Sierra Leone > Drama.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > Drama.
Hill, Lawrence, > 1957- > Television adaptations.
Hill, Lawrence, > 1957-
African American loyalists
Antislavery movements
Black people
Slavery
Slavery > Colonial period
Enslaved persons
Enslaved persons > Emancipation
Enslaved women
Great Britain
Nova Scotia
Sierra Leone
United States
1600-1783
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Television mini-series
Television adaptations
Historical television programs
Fiction television programs
Drama
History
Television serials.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this series recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Based on: The book of Negroes / Lawrence Hill; book also released under the title: Someone knows my name.
Special features: Disc 1. Amistad featurette, History of The Black Loyalist Society featurette; Disc 2. deleted scenes; Disc 3. Interviews with cast and crew, Lawrence on set featurette, interview with author Lawrence Hill.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (506 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Playing Time:08:16:00
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen 1.78:1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:Rating: TV-PG.
Production Credits:Producers, Damon D'Oliveira, Clement Virgo ; editors, Kye Meechan (episodes 1,5), Susan Shipton (episodes 2-4,6) ; director of photography, Giulio Biccari ; music, Philip Miller.