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The Book of Negroes

Miniseries · 6 episodes · Jan 7, 2015

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    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Jan 7, 2015

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

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    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Jan 14, 2015

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

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    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Jan 21, 2015

    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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    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Jan 28, 2015

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

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    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Feb 4, 2015

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

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    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Feb 11, 2015

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