Cover image for The book of Negroes
Title:
The book of Negroes
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (506 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 volume (unpaged : illustrations ; 19 cm)
General Note:
Title from disc label.

Based on: The book of Negroes / Lawrence Hill ; book also released under the title: Someone knows my name.

Originally produced in Canada and broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2015.

Special features include: Disc 1. Amistad featurette, History of The Black Loyalist Society featurette ; Disc 2. deleted scenes ; Disc 3. Interviews with cast and crew, Lawrence on set featurette, interview with author Lawrence Hill.
Contents:
Disc 1. (154 min.) Episodes 1-3 -- Disc 2. (165 min.) Episodes 4-6 -- Disc 3. (187 min.) Special features.
Added Title:
History of The Black Loyalist Society.
Summary:
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1, WIDESCREEN 1.78:1, DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 SURROUND.
Language Note:
IN ENGLISH; CLOSED-CAPTIONED IN ENGLISH.
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