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George Washington Williams

Broadcaster Ade Adepitan chooses the African American historian, George Washington Williams. With Matthew Parris. From 2015.

George Washington Williams was an incredibly early, mould-breaking, self-made black intellectual who fought in the American civil war and went on to write the first history of African Americans. He met King Leopold of Belgium and exposed that country's treatment of Africans under Belgian colonial rule.

Nominating the life of George Washington Williams is television presenter, and former Paralympic medallist, Ade Adepitan. The expert witness is Dr David Brown, Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Manchester. The presenter is Matthew Parris.

Producer: Perminder Khatkar

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2015.

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30 minutes

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Sun 11 Oct 2020 05:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest Ade Adepitan
Interviewed Guest David Brown
Producer Perminder Khatkar

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Aug 2015 16:30
  • Thu 8 Oct 2020 18:30
  • Fri 9 Oct 2020 00:30
  • Sat 10 Oct 2020 07:30
  • Sat 10 Oct 2020 17:30
  • Sun 11 Oct 2020 05:30

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