Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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.

• Mark Jonathan HarrisWriter
• Ed BellDirector
• Thomas LennonDirector

• Whoopi GoldbergNarrator (voice)
• Angela BassettCast
• Michael BoatmanCast
• Roscoe Lee BrowneCast
• Don CheadleCast
• Ossie DavisCast
• Ruby DeeCast
• Robert GuillaumeCast
• Jasmine GuyCast
• Samuel L. JacksonCast
• CCH PounderCast
• LaTanya Richardson JacksonCast