Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives [49086] Released: 2003-02-10 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 75 mins Popularity: 0.8654 Vote Average: 5.9 Vote Count: 5 Overview: When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors. Cast [18] Whoopi GoldbergNarrator Angela Bassett Michael Boatman Roscoe Lee Browne Don Cheadle Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Robert Guillaume Jasmine Guy Samuel L. Jackson CCH Pounder LaTanya Richardson Jackson Ruben Santiago-Hudson Roger Guenveur Smith Courtney B. Vance Vanessa Williams Oprah Winfrey Alfre Woodard Trailers