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A son of Africa : the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano /

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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Aimimage Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Adi, Hakim, Hall, Stuart, 1932-2014, Duffield, Ian, Kae-Kazim, Hakeem, Annan, Frederick, Tyson, Cathy, Williams, Hugh, Riley, Alrick, Padmore, Danny, Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [2004]
Subjects:
Equiano, Olaudah, > 1745-1797.
Slaves > United States > Biography.
Slaves > Great Britain > Biography.
Blacks > Great Britain > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Freedmen > Great Britain > Biography.
Abolitionists > Great Britain > Biography.
United States > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 18th century.
Slavery > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Slave trade > Africa > History > 18th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Slaves' writings, English > History and criticism.
Documentary films.
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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.
Item Description:Originally produced for television in 1996.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (28 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Production Credits:Photography, James Aspinall ; editor, Greg Harris.