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The Book of Negroes(TV show/series, 2015)

45min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

The Book of NegroesRating: 3.3/5 (with 8 votes)
The Book of Negroes is a 2015 television miniseries based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill. The book was inspired by the British freeing and evacuation of former slaves, known as Black Loyalists, who had left rebel masters during the American Revolutionary War. The British transported some 3,000 Black Loyalists to Nova Scotia for resettlement, documenting their names in what was called the Book of Negroes. The novel explores the life of a fictional woman included in this resettlement. She had been taken captive as a girl in West Africa and sold into slavery, held first in South Carolina. She escaped to British lines in New York City, where she was freed and ultimately evacuated to Nova Scotia. Clement Virgo and Hill collaborated on writing the six-part miniseries, with Virgo also directing. The miniseries premiered on CBC in Canada on January 7, 2015, and on BET in the United States on February 16, 2015. ()
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About The Book of Negroes

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.

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The Book of Negroes Seasons and Episodes

01/07/2015Miniseries - 6 episodes
#1 | 01/07/2015Episode 1
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
#2 | 01/14/2015Episode 2
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
#3 | 01/21/2015Episode 3
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
#4 | 01/28/2015Episode 4
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
#5 | 02/04/2015Episode 5
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
#6 | 02/11/2015Episode 6
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

Additional Information

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Production country: Canada
Based on: "The Book of Negroes" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 9 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/07/2015
Last episode released on: 02/11/2015
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Aminata"
"Aminata"

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