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Black Brit: A short story


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In this episode, we present the full, immersive audio drama, "Black Brit." Set in 1818, the story follows Lydia, a Black apprentice from Kent, England, who travels with her aristocratic mistress to a Virginia plantation. Believing herself separate from the American slaves, Lydia's carefully constructed world begins to crumble when she witnesses the system's true cruelty and falls in love with Nathan, the plantation's blacksmith. What follows is a powerful narrative of forbidden love, literacy as rebellion, and the ultimate betrayal. This is a poignant, unforgettable story about how in a world built on oppression, no one is truly free.

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Writing is Art. Watch Me Paint.By Sean JonPaul Foster