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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.
February 10, 2003
18 people
Whoopi Goldberg
Narrator (voice)
Acting
Angela Bassett
Acting
Michael Boatman
Acting
Roscoe Lee Browne
Acting
Don Cheadle
Acting
Ossie Davis
Acting
Ruby Dee
Acting
Robert Guillaume
Acting
Jasmine Guy
Acting
Samuel L. Jackson
Acting
CCH Pounder
Acting
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
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