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The Book of Negroes. Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.
- (2.3K)
- 2015-02-16
- Drama, History, War
- 265
The Book of Negroes is a 2015 television miniseries based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill. The book was inspired by the British freeing and evacuation of former slaves, known as Black Loyalists, who had left rebel masters during the American Revolutionary War.
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia. As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
- 44 min
Amenita documents all Negroes passage to freedom from New York to Novascotia. She enlist many with no judgement. When her time comes to leave, she is re-enslaved as a claim from Appleby, her original owner.
Mar 29, 2018 · THE BOOK OF NEGROES is a six-part miniseries that follows the harrowing journey of Aminata Diallo and her return home after being forced into slavery as a child.
- Ben Chaplin
- March 29, 2018
Latest Episode. Celebrate Black History and Culture TD Then & Now TD Reads. A listing of recent The Book of Negroes episodes.
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, “The Book of Negroes” recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Drama 2015. Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, Lyriq Bent. Episodes. EPISODE 1. Episode 1.
