The Book of Negroes(2015)
Overview
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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Top 10 Billed Cast
Young Aminata
Georgia
Claiborne
Young Chekura
Lieutenant Waters
Daddy Moses
Solomon Lindo
Sam Fraunces
Aminata Diallo
John Clarkson
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