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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives is a 2003 American documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project and preserved in the WPA Slave Narrative Collection.
A documentary that features the voices of over a dozen top African-American actors reading the first-person accounts of former slaves. Based on the Library of Congress collection of over 2,000 slave narratives, the film explores the horrors and the hope of slavery and freedom.
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- Documentary
- Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
- 2003-01
Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project and pre...
- 73 min
- 48.4K
- Karonaj
Mar 18, 2015 · Based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s, this film presents dramatic readings by famous actors of former slaves' stories. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the film also features music, archival footage and commentary on slavery's legacy.
Jan 6, 2010 · Unchained Memories - No Lies. In the late 1930s, an estimated 100,000 former slaves were still alive in the United States. In the midst of the Great Depression, from 1936 to 1938, more than...
- 2 min
- 42.1K
- Citizen Film
Feb 8, 2003 · During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers Project interviewed 2,000 former slaves as part of a larger overall effort to record the remarkable history of the diverse ...
A documentary featuring the voices of African-American actors reading the first-person accounts of former slaves. Based on the Library of Congress collection of over 2,000 slave narratives, the film explores the brutal and bittersweet memories of slavery.
