The Book of Negroes

Miniseries

2015 · 6 episodes · 4h 30m in all · 7.7/10

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   7 Jan 2015 · 45 min · 7.5/10

   Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

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   2. Episode 2

   14 Jan 2015 · 45 min · 7.5/10

   Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

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   3. Episode 3

   21 Jan 2015 · 45 min · 8.0/10

   When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

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   4. Episode 4

   28 Jan 2015 · 45 min · 7.0/10

   After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

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   5. Episode 5

   4 Feb 2015 · 45 min · 8.0/10

   ​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

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   6. Episode 6

   11 Feb 2015 · 45 min · 8.0/10

   Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.