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With Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne. 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.
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- Documentary
- Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
- 2003-01
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project. This HBO film interpretation directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon is a compilation of slave narratives, narrated by actors, emulating the original conversation with the interviewer.
Directed by Thomas Lennon, Ed Bell. In their words, our shared history. 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.
- Thomas Lennon, Ed Bell
In the midst of the Great Depression, the Federal Writers Project hired journalists and writers to travel the country and record the memories of this last generation of African-Americans born into bondage.
Cast and crew of «Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives» (2003). Roles and the main characters. Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman
