The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes
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The Book of Negroes

6.5 / 10
2015
1 season
6 episodes
Drama

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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BOOK OF NEGROES

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Seasons

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    7.5
    07-01-201545m

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

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    7.5
    14-01-201545m

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

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    8.0
    21-01-201545m

    When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    7.0
    28-01-201545m

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

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    8.0
    04-02-201545m

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

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    8.0
    11-02-201545m

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

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