A son of Africa, the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano, Aimimage Productions for the BBC ; producer, Hugh Williams ; director, Alrick Riley ; writer, Danny Padmore
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- Biographies
- Esclaves -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Abolitionnistes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Slavery -- United States
- Freed persons -- Great Britain -- Biography
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
- Black people -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Mouvements antiesclavagistes
- États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Esclaves -- Commerce -- Afrique
- Enslaved persons -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Slavery -- Great Britain
- Esclavage -- États-Unis
- Great Britain -- Race relations -- History -- 18th century
- Noirs -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Noirs américains -- Biographies
- Documentary films
- Slave trade -- Africa
- Grande-Bretagne -- Relations raciales -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Personnes affranchies -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
- African Americans -- Biography
- Antislavery movements
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A son of Africa, the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano, Aimimage Productions for the BBC ; producer, Hugh Williams ; director, Alrick Riley ; writer, Danny Padmore
Language
eng
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videorecording
Main title
A son of Africa
Oclc number
62239679
Responsibility statement
Aimimage Productions for the BBC ; producer, Hugh Williams ; director, Alrick Riley ; writer, Danny Padmore
Runtime
29
Sub title
the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano
Summary
A docudrama based on the book, The interesting narrative of the life of Oloudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vaasa the African, which was the first influential slave autobiography. When it was published in 1789, it fueled a growing anti-slavery movement in the U.S. and England. This production employs dramatic reconstruction, archival material and interviews with scholars. Equiano's narrative begins in the West African village where he was kidnapped into slavery in 1756. He was shipped to a Virginia plantation and then later sold again to a British naval officer. Here he learned to read and write, became a skilled trader, eventually bought his freedom and married into English society where he became a leading abolitionist
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano
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