7.2
The Book of Negroes (2015)
6.6 1 season 6 episodes Ended
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.
Seasons & episodes
E1Episode 1Jan 7, 2015 · 45m
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
E2Episode 2Jan 14, 2015 · 45m
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
E3Episode 3Jan 21, 2015 · 45m
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
E4Episode 4Jan 28, 2015 · 45m
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
E5Episode 5Feb 4, 2015 · 45m
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
E6Episode 6Feb 11, 2015 · 45m
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.
Cast
Shailyn Pierre-DixonYoung Aminata
Sandra CaldwellGeorgia
Dwain MurphyClaiborne
Siyabonga XabaYoung Chekura
Armand AucampLieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr.Daddy Moses
Allan HawcoSolomon Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr.Sam Fraunces
Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorAminata Diallo
Ben ChaplinJohn Clarkson
Jane AlexanderMaria
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