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1 online resource (51 min.) |
Summary |
Chinua Achebe is interviewed about Equiano as an Igbo young man, the "Chi" in Equiano's narrative, the self-worth of the Igbo people, mourning the loss of loved ones to slavery, the power of the gun in the slave trade, European and Christian influence in destruction of African kingdoms. Achebe recites poem about Equiano |
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Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017) |
Performer |
Interviewee: Chinua Achebe |
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In English |
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Nominated 1999 NAACP Image Award, Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special |
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Nominated 1999 OFTA Television Award, Best Informational Special |
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Won 1998 Peabody Award |
Subject |
Achebe, Chinua -- Interviews
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Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797.
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Achebe, Chinua. |
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Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797. |
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Igbo (African people)
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Slavery -- History -- 17th century
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Igbo (African people)
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Slavery.
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Genre/Form |
interviews.
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History.
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Interviews.
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Unedited footage.
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Interviews.
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Unedited footage.
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Interviews.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Bagwell, Orlando, producer
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Bellows, Susan, producer, director
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Achebe, Chinua, interviewee
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
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