CinemaOSSeries · 2015 · 1 Season · TV-MA

The Book of Negroes

66%(24)IMDbDrama

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.

Created byClement Virgo, Lawrence Hill

Status: Ended
Language: EN
First aired: January 7, 2015
Last aired: February 11, 2015
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6

Network

CBC Television

BET

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata

Sandra Caldwell

Sandra Caldwell

Georgia

Dwain Murphy

Dwain Murphy

Claiborne

Siyabonga Xaba

Siyabonga Xaba

Young Chekura

Armand Aucamp

Armand Aucamp

Lieutenant Waters

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Daddy Moses

Allan Hawco

Allan Hawco

Solomon Lindo

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Sam Fraunces

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aminata Diallo

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

John Clarkson

Creative team

Created by: Clement Virgo
Lawrence Hill
Written by: Clement Virgo
Lawrence Hill

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