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On Being Brought from Africa to America
Fred D鈥橝guiar鈥檚 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鈥橝guiar creates a powerful and moving story inspired by her poem about faith and enslavement.
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Writer 鈥�.. Fred D鈥橝guiar
Reader 鈥�.. Noma Dumezweni
Producer 鈥�.. Kirsty Williams
A 大象传媒 Scotland Production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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