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 treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
First Aired
2015-01-07
Status
Ended
Network
CBC Television
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
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E1. Episode 1
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
★ 7.5
E2. Episode 2
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
★ 7.5
E3. Episode 3
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
★ 8.0
E4. Episode 4
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
★ 7.0
E5. Episode 5
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
★ 8.0
E6. Episode 6
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.
★ 8.0
Cast
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Young Aminata
Sandra Caldwell
Georgia
Dwain Murphy
Claiborne
Siyabonga Xaba
Young Chekura
Armand Aucamp
Lieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr.
Daddy Moses
Allan Hawco
Solomon Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sam Fraunces
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aminata Diallo
Ben Chaplin
John Clarkson
Jane Alexander
Maria
Lex King
Woman at Port Charles
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