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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. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free.
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.
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 Library of Congress.
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.
“Unchained Memories” provides information about slavery and first-hand accounts of the lives of slaves in the American South. The film is also an excellent way to introduce the genre of the personal narrative.
Feb 10, 2003 · 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 Library of Congress.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2002 List. Reviews 67% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Read More Read Less. Reviews Cast & Crew Media Info. Critics Reviews
Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project. This HBO film interpretation directed by Ed Bell and Thomas Lennon is a compilation of slave narratives, narrated by actors, emulating the original conversation with the interviewer.
Feb 9, 2003 · Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives. "Times don't change, just the merchandise": Ex-slave Sarah Francis Shaw Graves' take on the world was an understandably bitter one, and her...
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 Library of Congress.
