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Slaves -- United States -- Drama.
Slavery -- Drama.
Loyalists, Black -- Nova Scotia -- Drama.
Loyalists, Black -- Sierre Leone -- Drama.
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
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Slaves -- United States -- Drama.
Slavery -- Drama.
Loyalists, Black -- Nova Scotia -- Drama.
Loyalists, Black -- Sierre Leone -- Drama.
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
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The book of negroes [videorecording (DVD)].
Entertainment One Films Canada, 2015.
Call #:
DVD BOO TV
Subjects
Slaves
--
United States
--
Drama
.
Slavery
--
Drama
.
Loyalists
,
Black
--
Nova
Scotia
--
Drama
.
Loyalists
,
Black
--
Sierre Leone
--
Drama
.
Antislavery movements
--
Great Britain
--
Drama
.
United States
--
History
--
Revolution, 1775-1783
--
Drama
.
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
3 videodiscs (450 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Laurence Hill.
Bonus features: Deleted scenes ; interviews with cast and author Lawrence Hill ; history of The
Black
Loyalist Society featurette.
Some copies have public performance rights. See holdings.
Closed-captioned.
Production:
Producers, Damon D'Oliveira, Clement Virgo ; written by Clement Virgo, Laurence Hill ; directed by Clement Virgo.
Performers:
Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco, Greg Bryk and special guest star Jane Alexander with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr.
Summary:
"A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of
Nova
Scotia
, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century."--Container.
Genre:
Historical television programs.
Television mini-series.
Period dramas.
Television programs
--
Canada.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Virgo, Clement.
Ellis, Aunjanue.
Bent, Lyriq.
Chaplin, Ben.
Hawco, Allan, 1977-
Bryk, Greg, 1972-
Alexander, Jane, 1939-
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
Holds:
2
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Due Date
Captain William Spry Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD BOO TV
Adult Dvds-21 Days
Checked in
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Cole Harbour Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD BOO TV
Adult Dvds-21 Days
Checked in
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Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library
Adult Feature DVDs
DVD BOO TV
Adult Dvds-21 Days
Checked out
Jul 09, 2024
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