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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Book of Negroes

Overall Rating: ★ 7.8

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Book of Negroes

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.8)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of The Book of Negroes. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

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.

1 Seasons
6 Episodes
Ended
Drama
Best Episodes
S1E1 - Episode 1 ★ 8.1
S1E3 - Episode 3 ★ 8.1
S1E6 - Episode 6 ★ 8.0
Worst Episodes
S1E5 - Episode 5 ★ 7.6
S1E4 - Episode 4 ★ 7.8
S1E2 - Episode 2 ★ 7.9
★ 8.1/10 (139 votes)
#1

Episode 1

S1:E1

Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

★ 8.1/10 (89 votes)
#2

Episode 3

S1:E3

When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

★ 8.0/10 (78 votes)
#3

Episode 6

S1:E6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

★ 7.9/10 (109 votes)
#4

Episode 2

S1:E2

Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

★ 7.8/10 (83 votes)
#5

Episode 4

S1:E4

After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

★ 7.6/10 (85 votes)
#6

Episode 5

S1:E5

​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

★ 7.6/10 (85 votes)
#1

Episode 5

S1:E5

​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

★ 7.8/10 (83 votes)
#2

Episode 4

S1:E4

After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

★ 7.9/10 (109 votes)
#3

Episode 2

S1:E2

Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

★ 8.0/10 (78 votes)
#4

Episode 6

S1:E6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

★ 8.1/10 (139 votes)
#5

Episode 1

S1:E1

Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

★ 8.1/10 (89 votes)
#6

Episode 3

S1:E3

When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

★ 8.1/10 (139 votes)

Episode 1

S1:E1

Stolen from Africa, eleven-year old Aminata Diallo is enslaved and forced to endure a treacherous journey to America.

★ 7.9/10 (109 votes)

Episode 2

S1:E2

Aminata, forced to deflect the affections of the two men who own her, adjusts to plantation life in the Carolinas.

★ 8.1/10 (89 votes)

Episode 3

S1:E3

When Revolution breaks out in New York, Aminata seizes her chance and escapes to freedom in the haven of Canvas Town.

★ 7.8/10 (83 votes)

Episode 4

S1:E4

After British defeat, Aminata registers Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes for an escape to freedom in Nova Scotia.

★ 7.6/10 (85 votes)

Episode 5

S1:E5

​As racial tensions boil in barren and destitute Shelburne, Aminata organizes a final journey back to Africa.

★ 8.0/10 (78 votes)

Episode 6

S1:E6

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
1 ★ 7.9 6
★ 8.1 Episode 1
★ 7.6 Episode 5
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
Sandra Caldwell
Dwain Murphy
Siya Xaba
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Cast & Crew

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