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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
HistoryDocumentary

UNCHAINED MEMORIES: READINGS FROM THE SLAVE NARRATIVES

"In their words, our shared history."

20031h 15m5.2 TMDb

Directed by Ed Bell

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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.

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Narrator (voice)

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6.3
Humor5.8
Realism9.3
Action5.4
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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