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THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA HOSTED AN ADVANCE SCREENING
OF BET'S FIRST-EVER MINISERIES "THE BOOK OF NEGROES," ABOUT ONE
WOMAN'S LEGENDARY JOURNEY FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM,
ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 16TH.
THE
STAR-STUDDED PRODUCTION IS BASED ON THE LAWRENCE
HILL
NOVEL "THE BOOK OF NEGROES." THE FOURTH EPISODE OF THE
MINISERIES WAS SCREENED, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION ON
THIS LITTLE KNOWN PERIOD IN 18TH CENTURY
AMERICAN HISTORY, ALONGSIDE THE SERIES
PANELISTS INCLUDED: AUNJANUE
ELLIS; CUBA
GOODING JR.; LOUIS
GOSSETT JR.; LYRIQ
BENT; DAMON
D'OLIVEIRA, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; CLEMENT
VIRGO, DIRECTOR; LAWRENCE
HILL, AUTHOR.
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