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Unchained memories : readings from the slave narratives / an HBO Documentary Film in association with the Library of Congress ; producers, Jacqueline Glover, Thomas Lennon ; writer, Mark Jonathan Harris ; directors, Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon.

Glover, Jacqueline. (Added Author). Lennon, Thomas, 1970- (Added Author). Harris, Mark Jonathan, 1941- (Added Author). Bell, Ed. (Added Author). Bassett, Angela. (Added Author). Boatman, Michael, 1964- (Added Author). Browne, Roscoe Lee. (Added Author). Cheadle, Don. (Added Author). Davis, Ossie. (Added Author). Dee, Ruby. (Added Author). Guillaume, Robert. (Added Author). Guy, Jasmine. (Added Author). Jackson, Samuel L. (Added Author). Pounder, C. C. H. (Added Author). Smith, Roger Guenveur. (Added Author). Vance, Courtney B. (Added Author). Williams, Vanessa. (Added Author). Winfrey, Oprah. (Added Author). Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Added Author). Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Added Author). Weber, Juliet. (Added Author). HBO Documentary Films. (Added Author). Library of Congress. (Added Author). HBO Video (Firm) (Added Author). Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, C.C.H. Pounder, Roger Guenveur Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa L. Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard. (Cast).

Summary:

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.

Record details

ISBN: 0783123396
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : HBO Video, [2003]
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: original slave narrative audio recording of Fountain Hughes; biographies of the ex-slaves featured in the documentary; DVD-ROM links to HBO.com site, Library of Congress Slave Narratives Archives, The Freedom Center.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Narrator, Whoopi Goldberg ; editor, Juliet Weber.
Participant or Performer Note:	Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, C.C.H. Pounder, Roger Guenveur Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa L. Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also issued on VHS.
System Details Note:	DVD, 5.1 Dolby surround, Region 1 encoding.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.