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Title:

The book of Negroes / BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; director, Clement Virgo.

Publisher:

Entertainment One Film

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

3 videodiscs (450 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Women slaves--United States--Drama.
Slave trade--United States--Drama.
Slaves--Emancipation--Drama.
Slavery--United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Drama.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Drama.

Other Authors:

Based on (work) : Hill, Lawrence, 1957- Book of Negroes.891494
Virgo, Clement, television director.
Ellis, Aunjanue, actor.
Gossett, Louis, 1936- actor.
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor.
Chaplin, Ben, actor.
BON Productions.
Entertainment One (Firm)
Black Entertainment Television.

Other Titles:

History of The Black Loyalist Society.

Notes:

Title from disc label. Dolby digital 5.1 surround, wide screen 1.78:1. 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. Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ben Chaplin.

Contents:

Disc 1. (154 min.) Episodes 1-3 -- Disc 2. (165 min.) Episodes 4-6 -- Disc 3. (187 min.) Special features.

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.

LCCN:

be2015007977

UPC:

741952788393

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)