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A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave(1996)
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Date: 1996-01-29
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A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African".
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Cathy Tyson
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Hakeem Kae-Kazim
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Louis Mahoney
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Frank Ellis
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A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African".
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1996-01-29
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