History Documentary
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.
Directed by
Thomas Lennon, Ed Bell
Written by
Mark Jonathan Harris
Samuel L. Jackson
Whoopi Goldberg
Narrator (voice)
Don Cheadle
Angela Bassett
CCH Pounder
Alfre Woodard
Courtney B. Vance
Oprah Winfrey
Ossie Davis
Roscoe Lee Browne
Ruby Dee
Vanessa Williams
Robert Guillaume
Michael Boatman
Jasmine Guy
Roger Guenveur Smith
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

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