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.
Genre: History, Documentary
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis
Crew: Ed Bell (Director), Thomas Lennon (Director), Mark Jonathan Harris (Writer), Juliet Weber (Editor), Eileen Mack Knight (Casting), Sophie E. Constantinou (Director of Photography)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
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Runtime: 75 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 10, 2003
IMDb: 5.1
