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Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.
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Title: The Book of Negroes (2015)
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| Aunjanue Ellis | ... | Aminata Diallo 6 episodes, 2015 | |
| Lyriq Bent | ... | Chekura Tiano 5 episodes, 2015 | |
| Ben Chaplin | ... | Cpt. John Clarkson 4 episodes, 2015 | |
| Allan Hawco | ... | Solomon Lindo 4 episodes, 2015 | |
| Greg Bryk | ... | Robertson Appleby 3 episodes, 2015 | |
| Shailyn Pierre-Dixon | ... | Young Aminata 3 episodes, 2015 | |
| Cara Ricketts | ... | Bertilda 2 episodes, 2015 | |
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Sandra Caldwell | ... | Georgia 2 episodes, 2015 |
| Dwain Murphy | ... | Claiborne 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Daddy Moses 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Antonio David Lyons | ... | Happy Jack 2 episodes, 2015 | |
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Siya Xaba | ... | Young Chekura 2 episodes, 2015 |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Sam Fraunces 2 episodes, 2015 | |
| Armand Aucamp | ... | Lieutenant Waters 2 episodes, 2015 | |
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Robin Smith | ... | William King 2 episodes, 2015 |
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Kyle M. Hamilton | ... | Elijah / ... 2 episodes, 2015 |
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Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.
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Descendants of the real Solomon Lindo include Blanche Blackwell (Lindo). She was the last muse of Ian Fleming, sold him the land for his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica, and is the supposed inspiration for the character Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. Her son, Chris Blackwell, founded Island Records. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The Book of Negroes was an eighteenth century British document detailing all the Afro-Americans who had fought on the British side in the Revolutionary war, and were promised a new life elsewhere. A considerable number ended up in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. There were problems with the harsh climate and petty racism, but it was better than the alternative.
This program takes its name from that, and the first episode looks quite satisfying, as we trace a black girl's odyssey from Mali to America.
So far, it does not seem much different from Roots, but I will keep watching to see if something original turns up.