The Book of Negroes

📊 Series Specifications

Network CBC Television, BET
Episode Runtime ~45 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN
Creator Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill

The Book of Negroes (2015)

Created by Clement Virgo , Lawrence Hill
⭐ 3.3 / 5 (24 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 6 Episodes 🏷️ Drama 📡 Ended
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Series Status:

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Synopsis

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.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Episode 1

Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

E2 Episode 2

Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

E3 Episode 3

When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

E4 Episode 4

After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

E5 Episode 5

​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

E6 Episode 6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.