Description
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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Release Date2003
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Runtime1 hr 15 min
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Languageen
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Rating4.8 (7)
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Genres
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DirectorEd BellThomas Lennon
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CastWhoopi GoldbergAngela BassettMichael BoatmanRoscoe Lee BrowneDon CheadleOssie DavisRuby DeeRobert GuillaumeJasmine GuySamuel L. JacksonCCH PounderLaTanya Richardson JacksonRuben Santiago-HudsonRoger Guenveur SmithCourtney B. VanceVanessa WilliamsOprah WinfreyAlfre Woodard
