The Book of Negroes
Season 1
2015 • 6 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
January 7, 2015
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
2. Episode 2
January 14, 2015
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
3. Episode 3
January 21, 2015
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
4. Episode 4
January 28, 2015
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
5. Episode 5
February 4, 2015
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
6. Episode 6
February 11, 2015
Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.