STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Angela Bassett
- Michael Boatman
- Roscoe Lee Browne
- Don Cheadle
Cast
- Mark Jonathan Harris
- Ed Bell
- Thomas Lennon
Directors
INFORMATION
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English
