The Book of Negroes (2015)

TV Series · Drama · 1 season · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · First aired January 7, 2015 · Ended

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.

Created by Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill

Cast

• Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Young Aminata
• Sandra Caldwell as Georgia
• Dwain Murphy as Claiborne
• Siyabonga Xaba as Young Chekura
• Armand Aucamp as Lieutenant Waters
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Daddy Moses
• Allan Hawco as Solomon Lindo
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Sam Fraunces
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Aminata Diallo
• Ben Chaplin as John Clarkson
• Jane Alexander as Maria
• Lex King as Woman at Port Charles

Seasons

• Miniseries · 6 episodes · 2015

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