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Season 1 – The Book of Negroes

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Taken from her West Africa village and dragged in chains to the coast, 11-year-old Aminata Diallo is sold into slavery. After a horrific ocean crossing to South Carolina, she uses her midwifery skills to survive while keeping at bay the attention of slave master Robinson Appleby. Though she finds some happiness -- she marries and has a child -- Aminata vows to return home after she and her child are sold to different owners. The onset of the Revolutionary War helps Aminata flee her new owner in New York. Knowing how to read and write, she lands a job registering Black Loyalists for escape to freedom in Nova Scotia. Though her heart longs for home, Aminata weighs desire against the need to help her people and end the slave trade.
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John Doyle Globe and Mail 07/24/2020
This is an important series to consume fully and quickly, and then let it resonate. Go to Full Review Joanne Ostrow Denver Post 03/05/2015
Graphic cruelty, not to mention violence, makes for difficult viewing in this lavishly produced miniseries. But it's worthwhile. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 02/19/2015
[The heroine] is sometimes thwarted but never altered. If this makes The Book of Negroes less psychologically complex than it otherwise might be, there are real pleasures and comforts to be had from it. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Radio 05/18/2015
The buried history of the secret second American Revolution this country would rather you never discover, of thousands of Northern slaves fighting alongside the Brits, in exchange for a promise of escape to freedom. Declaration Of Independence, indeed. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 04/09/2015
7/10
...a model for presenting a fictional story based on an admittedly terrible historical reality (the slave trade) without oversimplifying the moral and political issues involved. Go to Full Review Kari Croop Common Sense Media 02/20/2015
5/5
The Book of Negroes is easily one of the best things to happen to television in quite some time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/07/2022 This is an absolute MUST-See. You need to see it. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aminata Diallo

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata

Lyriq Bent

Chekura Tyano

Greg Bryk

Robinson Appleby

Amy Louise Wilson

Rosa Lindo

Allan Hawco

Soloman Lindo

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 7, 2015 A young girl is taken from her home in Africa and forced on a treacherous journey to America. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 14, 2015 Aminata is forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her and attempt to adjust to plantation life in the Carolinas. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 21, 2015 When revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 28, 2015 After the British defeat, Aminata begins registering black Loyalists in The Book of Negroes. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 4, 2015 Aminata plans the journey back to Africa as racial tensions rise in Nova Scotia. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 11, 2015 Once arriving in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists to find her way back to her village. Details

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The Book of Negroes — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
CBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 7, 2015