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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. 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Angela Bassett
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Soul (2020)
Contact (1997)
Roscoe Lee Browne
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers (1996)
The Connection (1961)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Don Cheadle
USA
Best movies:
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Crash (2004)
Ossie Davis
USA
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Ruby Dee
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
CCH Pounder
Guyana
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Avatar (2009)
All That Jazz (1979)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Coming to America (1988)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Courtney B. Vance
USA
Best movies:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Vanessa Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
Homer's Odyssey (1997) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Oprah Winfrey
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
The Color Purple (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Robert Guillaume
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Big Fish (2003)
North and South (1985) (series)
Michael Boatman
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Donor (1990) (TV movie)
John Henry Cox
USA
Best movies:
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
The Post (2017)