The Book of Negroes
2015•TV-MA•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•6.5•Ended
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.
Creator
Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill
Network
CBC Television, BET
Origin
CA
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
Episodes
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