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1963: Maya marches in Accra whilst fellow Americans led by Martin Luther King famously march in Washington DC. Stars Don Gilet.

Maya and supporters march in Ghana to echo Martin Luther King’s 1963 monumental march in Washington DC. Their yearning for full citizenship in the US is laid bare once more.

She and her group of ex-pats are inspired by a visit from Malcolm X.

The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Narrator, Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Julian Mayfield ...... Cyril Nri
Vicki ...... Gbemisola Ikumelo
Malcolm X ...... Don Gilet

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

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Fri 21 Jul 2023 02:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 10:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 19:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 20 Jul 2023 07:15
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Dramatisations of Maya Angelou’s autobiographies, plus specially selected archive.