CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 1h 15m

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

In their words, our shared history.

52%(8)IMDbHistoryDocumentary

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.

Directed byEd Bell, Thomas Lennon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
February 10, 2003

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Narrator (voice)

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Creative team
Directed by
Ed Bell
Thomas Lennon
Written by
Mark Jonathan Harris

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