About
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
Cast
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
as Young Aminata
Sandra Caldwell
as Georgia
Dwain Murphy
as Claiborne
Siya Xaba
as Young Chekura
Armand Aucamp
as Lieutenant Waters
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Daddy Moses
Allan Hawco
as Solomon Lindo
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Sam Fraunces
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Aminata Diallo
Ben Chaplin
as John Clarkson
Jane Alexander
as Maria
Lex King
as Woman at Port Charles
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
Episode 1
Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.
Episode 2
Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.
Episode 3
When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.
Episode 4
After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.
Episode 5
As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.
Episode 6
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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