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Cinema Night

Presented by Akron-Summit County Public Library, Maple Valley Branch at Akron-Summit County Public Library, Maple Valley Branch, Akron OH

Oct 29 2015
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Nov 19 2015
Cinema Night

BOOK OF NEGROES (miniseries) starring Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett, Jr, Cuba Gooding and Ben Chaplin A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The miniseries recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century (Amazon.com)

BOOK OF NEGROES (miniseries) starring Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett, Jr, Cuba Gooding and Ben Chaplin A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The miniseries recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century (Amazon.com)

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