Quobna Ottobah Cugoano :: a Former Slave Speaks Out
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Description: An introduction to the author of the first substantial anti-slavery text written in English by an African. Includes a biography, extracts from his writing, images, links, and a bibliography.
Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: a Former Slave Speaks Out Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: a Former Slave Speaks Out Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, usually known by the shorter form Ottobah Cugoano, was born in present-day Ghana in the 1750s. Kidnapped and taken into slavery, he worked on plantations in Grenada before being brought to England, where he obtained his freedom. He was baptised as 'John Stuart' in 1773, a name he continued to use over the next fifteen years, during which time he worked as a servant to the artist Richard Cosway. While working for Cosway he wrote his
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| Page title: | Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: a Former Slave Speaks Out |
| Keywords: | Quobna, Ottobah, Cugoano, Thoughts, Sentiments, Evil, Slavery, history, literature, Black, African, slave, slavery, abolition, autobiography, London, England, English, Caribbean, West Indian, West Indies, Britain, British, Brycchan, Carey |
| Description: | A comprehensive introduction to Cugoano's life and work, including a biography, extracts from his writing, images, links, and an extensive bibliography |
| IP-address: | 193.0.158.8 |
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