| Release Date | 2003-02-10 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Genres | History, Documentary |
| Stars | Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Cheadle |
| Directors | Thomas Lennon, Mark Jonathan Harris, Ed Bell, Eileen Mack Knight, Juliet Weber |
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.
