Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
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.
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Whoopi Goldberg
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Angela Bassett
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Michael Boatman
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Roscoe Lee Browne
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Don Cheadle
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Ossie Davis
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Ruby Dee
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Robert Guillaume
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Jasmine Guy
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Samuel L. Jackson
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CCH Pounder
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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Roger Guenveur Smith
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Courtney B. Vance
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Vanessa Williams
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Oprah Winfrey
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Alfre Woodard
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Ed Bell
Director
Director
Thomas Lennon
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Director
Mark Jonathan Harris
Writer
Writer
Juliet Weber
Editor
Editor
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting
Casting
Sophie E. Constantinou
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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