A son of Africa / Aimimage Productions for the BBC ; producer, Hugh Williams ; director, Alrick Riley ; writer, Danny Padmore.

A son of Africa / Aimimage Productions for the BBC ; producer, Hugh Williams ; director, Alrick Riley ; writer, Danny Padmore.

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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 drama...

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Contributors: Adi, Hakim, Annan, Frederick, Duffield, Ian, Hall, Stuart, Kae-Kazim, Hakeem, Padmore, Danny, Riley, Alrick, Tyson, Cathy, Williams, Hugh, Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
Corporate Contributors: Aimimage Productions., British Broadcasting Corporation., California Newsreel (Firm)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1996.
Series:Black studies in video
Subjects:
Equiano, Olaudah, > 1745-1797.
Abolitionists > Great Britain > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Antislavery movements.
Biographical films.
Black people > Great Britain > Biography.
Documentary films.
Freed persons > Great Britain > Biography.
Slave trade > Africa.
Slavery > Great Britain.
Slavery > United States.
Enslaved persons > Great Britain > Biography.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Great Britain > Race relations > History > 18th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Genre/Form:Biography
Nonfiction films.
Biographies.
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