The Book of Negroes

The Book of Negroes (2015)

EndedScripted showDrama, War, History

Abducted from her village in West Africa, eleven-year-old Aminata Diallo is forced into a slave coffle and must endure a horrific ocean crossing. She is brought to a South Carolina plantation where she makes herself useful by using midwifery skills learned at her mother's side, all the while keeping the attentions of her jealous slave master, Robinson Appleby, at bay. Soon after Aminata reencounters Chekura, a fellow slave from West Africa, they are married in a clandestine ceremony. When their first baby is brutally abducted and sold by Appleby she vows to return one day to her homeland.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Episode 6
Season 1Episode 660 min

Episode 6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

Feb 11, 2015

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E06Episode 6Feb 11, 2015
S01E05Episode 5Feb 4, 2015
S01E04Episode 4Jan 28, 2015
S01E03Episode 3Jan 21, 2015
S01E02Episode 2Jan 14, 2015
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Cast

Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis

plays Aminata Diallo
Lyriq Bent

Lyriq Bent

plays Chekura Tiano
Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

plays Maria Witherspoon
Louis Gossett, Jr.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

plays Papa Moses
Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

plays John Clarkson
Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

plays Sam Fraunces
Allan Hawco

Allan Hawco

plays Solomon Lindo
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Characters

Aminata Diallo

Aminata Diallo

played by Aunjanue Ellis
Chekura Tiano

Chekura Tiano

played by Lyriq Bent
Maria Witherspoon

Maria Witherspoon

played by Jane Alexander
Papa Moses

Papa Moses

played by Louis Gossett, Jr.
John Clarkson

John Clarkson

played by Ben Chaplin
Sam Fraunces

Sam Fraunces

played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Solomon Lindo

Solomon Lindo

played by Allan Hawco
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Also known as

  • Someone Knows My Name (United Kingdom)

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