Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
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Description: Profile of the author and his Interesting Narrative, an autobiography opposing slavery.
Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African According to his famous autobiography, written in 1789, Olaudah Equiano (c.1745-1797) was born in what is now Nigeria. Kidnapped and sold into slavery in childhood, he was taken as a slave to the New World. As a slave to a captain in the Royal Navy, and later to a Quaker merchant, he eventually earned the price of his own freedom by careful trading and saving. As a seaman, he travelled the world, including the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Atlantic, and the Arctic, the latter in an abortive attempt to reach the North Pole. Coming to London, he became involved in the movement to abolish the slave trade, an involvement which led to him writing and publishing
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| Page title: | Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African |
| Keywords: | Olaudah, Equiano, Gustavus, Vassa, Interesting, Narrative, eighteenth, century, history, literature, Black, African, slave, slavery, abolition, biography, autobiography, London, England, English, Caribbean, West Indian, West Indies, Britain, British, Brycchan, Carey |
| Description: | Comprehensive information about Olaudah Equiano's life and work, including a biography, extracts from The Interesting Narrative, images, links, and an extensive bibliography |
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