In their words, our shared history.
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.
Made in US
5.2/10
2003
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Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
As Narrator (voice)
Angela Bassett
As
Michael Boatman
As
Roscoe Lee Browne
As
Don Cheadle
As
Ossie Davis
As
Ruby Dee
As
Robert Guillaume
As
Jasmine Guy
As
Samuel L. Jackson
As
CCH Pounder
As
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
As
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
As
Roger Guenveur Smith
As
Courtney B. Vance
As
Vanessa Williams
As
Oprah Winfrey
As
Alfre Woodard
As
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