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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives is a 2003 American documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project and preserved in the WPA Slave Narrative Collection.
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives: Directed by Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon. With Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne. When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free.
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- Documentary
- Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
- 2003-01
Jan 6, 2010 · Unchained Memories - No Lies - YouTube. Citizen Film. 516 subscribers. 120. 42K views 14 years ago. In the late 1930s, an estimated 100,000 former slaves were still alive in the United...
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- Citizen Film
Mar 18, 2015 · Based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s, this film presents dramatic readings by famous actors of former slaves' stories. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the film also features music, archival footage and commentary on slavery's legacy.
Sep 23, 2015 · Unchained Memories is a 2003 documentary film about the stories of former slaves interviewed during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project and pre...
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- Anthony Johnson
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives presents dramatic selections from the extensive Slave Narrative Collection through on-camera readings by over a dozen actors, interspersed with archival photographs, music, film and period images.
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- Citizen Film Inc.
A documentary film that features dramatic readings of transcripts of interviews with former slaves conducted by the Federal Writers Project in the 1930s. The film narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and read by celebrities, brings to life the voices and stories of the last generation of slaves in America.
