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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives: Directed by Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon. With Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne.
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- Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
- 2003-01
Unchained Memories. 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. This HBO film interpretation directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon [2] is a ...
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Feb 10, 2003 · Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
Various wonderful actors, from Samuel Jackson to Ruby Dee read the actual transcripts of former slaves' memories of their experiences, as recorded by the Library of Congress in the 1930s. Certainly hearing people's own experiences in their own words bring the surreal horrors of slavery to life in a way that no dramatization can.
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) - Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon, Thomas Lennin on AllMovie - Among the tasks undertaken by the WPA's Federal…
Synopsis. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the ...
