The Book of Negroes

2015·1 season·6.5Drama

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.

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Episodes

Season 1 — 6 episodes

Episode 1

45m·7.5

Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

Episode 2

45m·7.5

Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

Episode 3

45m·8.0

When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

Episode 4

45m·7.0

After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

Episode 5

45m·8.0

As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

Episode 6

45m·8.0

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

Top Cast

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata

Sandra Caldwell

Georgia

Dwain Murphy

Claiborne

Siya Xaba

Young Chekura

Armand Aucamp

Lieutenant Waters

Louis Gossett Jr.

Daddy Moses

The Book of Negroes

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