The Book of Negroes

Overview

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.

Created by Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill

Top cast

Shailyn Pierre-Dixon

Young Aminata

Sandra Caldwell

Georgia

Dwain Murphy

Claiborne

Siyabonga Xaba

Young Chekura

Armand Aucamp

Lieutenant Waters

Louis Gossett Jr.

Daddy Moses

Allan Hawco

Solomon Lindo

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Sam Fraunces

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aminata Diallo

Ben Chaplin

John Clarkson

Jane Alexander

Maria

Lex King

Woman at Port Charles

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