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Ama Ata Aidoo's identity as an African woman is a propelling force governing her artistic vision, and she is one of the few African writers who persist in exploring the colonial history of the continent, especially its legacy of slavery--hence the prominence of African-Americans in her works. One of the principal characters in the play The Dilemma of a Ghost (first performed in 1964; published in 1965) is African-American; so is a character in the short story "Other Versions" (in No Sweetness Here, 1970). The theme of slavery is highlighted in both her plays. In The Dilemma of a Ghost Eulalie's slave origin becomes an issue of contention to Ato's family. In Anowa (1970) the female protagonist awakens negative sentiments with her questions regarding slavery: "Did the men of the land sell other men of the land, and women and children to pale men from beyond the horizon who looked like you or me peeled, like lobsters boiled or roasted? ...
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