Unchained memories : readings from the slave narratives / an HBO Documentary Film in association with the Library of Congress ; producers, Jacqueline Glover, Thomas Lennon ; writer, Mark Jonathan Harris ; directors, Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bond...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Documentary Films, Library of Congress, HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Glover, Jacqueline, Lennon, Thomas, Harris, Mark Jonathan, 1941-, Bell, Ed, Bassett, Angela, Boatman, Michael, 1964-, Browne, Roscoe Lee, Cheadle, Don, Davis, Ossie, Dee, Ruby, Guillaume, Robert, Guy, Jasmine, Jackson, Samuel L., Pounder, C. C. H., Smith, Roger Guenveur, Vance, Courtney B., Williams, Vanessa L., Winfrey, Oprah, Woodard, Alfre, 1953-, Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : HBO Video, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Slave narratives.
Enslaved persons > United States.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > History > To 1863.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
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When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
Note:Special features: original slave narrative audio recording of Fountain Hughes; biographies of the ex-slaves featured in the documentary; DVD-ROM links to HBO.com site, Library of Congress Slave Narratives Archives, The Freedom Center.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN9 D0022100 VideoDVD
E444 .U63 2003 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0783123396
9780783123394
Credits:Narrator, Whoopi Goldberg ; editor, Juliet Weber.
System Details:DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround, Region 1 encoding.
Cast:
Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle, Sandra Daley, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, C.C.H. Pounder, LaTanya Richardson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roger Guenveur Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa L. Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.