The Book of Negroes

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Overview

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.

Cast

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata

Sandra Caldwell

Georgia

Dwain Murphy

Claiborne

Siyabonga Xaba

Young Chekura

Armand Aucamp

Lieutenant Waters

Louis Gossett Jr.

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