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The Book of Negroes
2015 · 1 season · 45m · ★ 6.5
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
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Official trailer
Episodes
E11. Episode 1
2015 · 45m · ★ 7.5
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
E22. Episode 2
2015 · 45m · ★ 7.5
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
E33. Episode 3
2015 · 45m · ★ 8.0
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
E44. Episode 4
2015 · 45m · ★ 7.0
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
E55. Episode 5
2015 · 45m · ★ 8.0
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
E66. Episode 6
2015 · 45m · ★ 8.0
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.
Cast
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Young Aminata
Sandra Caldwell
Georgia
Dwain Murphy
Claiborne
Siyabonga Xaba
Young Chekura
Armand Aucamp
Lieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr.
Daddy Moses
Allan Hawco
