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Unchained memories : readings from the slave narratives / an HBO Documentary Film in association with the Library of Congress ; producers, Jacqueline Glover, Thomas Lennon ; writer, Mark Jonathan Harris ; directors, Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : HBO Video, ©2003.
Description1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Slave narratives.
Enslaved persons--United States
African Americans--Biography.
African Americans--History --To 1863.
Other author/creatorGlover, Jacqueline.
Other author/creatorLennon, Thomas, 1970-
Other author/creatorHarris, Mark Jonathan, 1941-
Other author/creatorBell, Ed.
Other author/creatorBassett, Angela.
Other author/creatorBoatman, Michael, 1964-
Other author/creatorBrowne, Roscoe Lee.
Other author/creatorCheadle, Don.
Other author/creatorDavis, Ossie.
Other author/creatorDee, Ruby.
Other author/creatorGuillaume, Robert.
Other author/creatorGuy, Jasmine.
Other author/creatorJackson, Samuel L.
Other author/creatorPounder, C. C. H.
Other author/creatorSmith, Roger Guenveur.
Other author/creatorVance, Courtney B.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Vanessa.
Other author/creatorWinfrey, Oprah.
Other author/creatorWoodard, Alfre, 1953-
Other author/creatorGoldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
Other author/creatorWeber, Juliet.
Other author/creatorHBO Documentary Films.
Other author/creatorLibrary of Congress.
Other author/creatorHBO Video (Firm)
Abstract When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
General noteSpecial features: original slave narrative audio recording of Fountain Hughes; biographies of the ex-slaves featured in the documentary; DVD-ROM links to HBO.com site, Library of Congress Slave Narratives Archives, The Freedom Center.
CreditsNarrator, Whoopi Goldberg ; editor, Juliet Weber.
Cast Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, C.C.H. Pounder, Roger Guenveur Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Vanessa L. Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Other formsAlso issued on VHS.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed-captioned.
ISBN0783123396
UPC 026359201523
Publisher number92015 HBO Video

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Joyner Compact DVDs E444 .U63 2003 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold
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