Maya Angelou - Episode 3
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Whilst working for Martin Luther King jr at the SCLC in New York, Maya becomes engaged to Thomas, a local man, and at the same time falls in love with South African freedom fighter, Vusumzi Make. After knowing him only a week, she is forced to choose between the two men. Narrator Maya – Adjoa Andoh Maya – Pippa Bennett-Warner Martin Luther King Jr. – Steve Toussaint Vusumzi Make – Danny Sapani Thomas – Don Gilet Hazel – Saffron Coomber Dramatised by Janice Okoh Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris
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