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On Being Brought from Africa to America
Fred D’Aguiar’s potent story inspired by the work of Phillis Wheatley, the first African- American writer to have a collection of poems published.
Writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.
'On Being Brought from Africa to America'
As a child, Phillis Wheatley was sold into slavery and taken from West Africa to America. Within 15 years, she had become the first African-American to have a collection of poems published.
Fred D’Aguiar creates a powerful and moving story inspired by her poem about faith and enslavement.
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Writer ….. Fred D’Aguiar
Reader ….. Noma Dumezweni
Producer ….. Kirsty Williams
A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scotland Production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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Sun 16 Aug 2020
00:30
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