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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.

Credits

Writer ….. Fred D’Aguiar
Reader ….. Noma Dumezweni
Producer ….. Kirsty Williams

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Aug 2020 00:30

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  • Fri 14 Aug 2020 15:45
  • Sun 16 Aug 2020 00:30