Ben Okri on Ayuba Suleiman Diallo: A Dialogue across Time

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The eighteenth-century portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo is the earliest known British portrait of a freed slave. Fascinated with Diallo's enigmatic story, poet Ben Okri responds to the subject in a new poem, "Diallo's Testament", as part of his involvement in the portrait's tour of partner venues around the UK. 

National Portrait Gallery, London

For details of this and other events, see Black History/Cultural Events.