Africans in America. The terrible transformation. Part 1
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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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51 minutes
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