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The Book of Negroes

2015 · 1 season · 45m per episode · Drama

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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Seasons

• Miniseries — 6 episodes (January 7, 2015)

Cast

• Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Young Aminata
• Sandra Caldwell as Georgia
• Dwain Murphy as Claiborne
• Siyabonga Xaba as Young Chekura
• Armand Aucamp as Lieutenant Waters
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Daddy Moses
• Allan Hawco as Solomon Lindo
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Sam Fraunces
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Aminata Diallo
• Ben Chaplin as John Clarkson
• Jane Alexander as Maria
• Lex King as Woman at Port Charles

Details

Created by

Clement Virgo and Lawrence Hill

First aired

January 7, 2015

Episodes

6

Genres

Drama

Network

CBC Television and BET

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.6 / 10 from 24 votes