Olaudah Equiano (/əˈlaʊdə/; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (/ˈvæsə/), was a writer and abolitionist. According...
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the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31...
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Black British people (section Olaudah Equiano)
writings of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who wrote a memoir titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. In 1786, Equiano became the...
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was published in London, England, written by Olaudah Equiano, a former slave. The book features 79...
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in London, including formerly enslaved men such as Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano and other leading members of London's black community. It was closely...
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Equiano may refer to : Equiano (crater), a crater on Mercury named after Olaudah Equiano Equiano (horse), a French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire...
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which were released around the world. In 2006, N'Dour was cast as Olaudah Equiano in the film Amazing Grace. Ethnically, N'Dour is Serer, born to a Serer...
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only surviving child of the former slave and anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano. Her grave in Abney Park Cemetery, London, was given listed status...
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leaves and coal, and set alight. The cooking process takes a few hours. Olaudah Equiano, an African abolitionist, described this method of roasting alligators...
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Churches website. The first black British author and anti-slave activist, Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, married a local girl, Susannah Cullen...
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the US government (as a result of her documenting the Igbo roots of Olaudah Equiano, a famed abolitionist and slave autobiographer) and served as a visiting...
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Mississippi River. He appeared as Olaudah Equiano in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story, a radio play adapting Equiano's autobiography, The Interesting...
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of Mrs. Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story (a radio play adapting Equiano's 1789 autobiography...
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sharp edges." Olaudah Equiano writes about the iron bit in his slave narrative, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, as "the iron...
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mid-18th century, the ex-slave Olaudah Equiano, in his autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, documented the use of thumbscrews...
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Des'ree Desmond Douglas Niger Val Dub Ms. Dynamite John Edmonstone Olaudah Equiano Chris Eubank Michael Fuller Gabrielle Len Garrison Goldie Bernie Grant...
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that the captain and crew were at fault. Following the first trial, Olaudah Equiano, a freedman, brought news of the massacre to the attention of the anti-slavery...
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Sancho. Before that, it was proposed in the 1960s to have depicted Olaudah Equiano and to have been painted by Joshua Reynolds c. 1780 with the title...
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themselves played a visible role in the abolition movement. In Britain, Olaudah Equiano, whose autobiography was published in nine editions in his lifetime...
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enslavement Non-fiction books The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789) The Narrative of Robert Adams (1816) American Slavery as It...
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scholar of black history and literature, Edwards's work on Olaudah Equiano "helped to establish Equiano as a key figure in African and black literature in general...
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She is also the director and founder of the Equiano Project (named after abolitionist Olaudah Equiano), which describes itself as "a debate, discussion...
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Gustavo primo re di Svezia. The name Gustavus Vasa was also given to Olaudah Equiano, a prominent Black British abolitionist. Gustav used to be portrayed...
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an African Prince, Bath, England, 1772 Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, London, 1789 Venture Smith, A Narrative...
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board slave ships. Firsthand accounts from former slaves, such as Olaudah Equiano, describe the horrific conditions that slaves were forced to endure...
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as well as an edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African (2018). In addition to The Unnatural...
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slave and servant Olaudah Equiano (called Gustavus Vasser at the time - this was the slave name given him by Pascal). In his book, Equiano wrote that the...
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was published in London, England, written by Olaudah Equiano, who was a former slave, featuring 79...
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Wisconsin. 1988. pp. 380–87, 389–91, 398–405, 440–41. Equiano, Olaudah. The Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa: The African. Publisher Isaac Knapp...
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could. During the scramble, fights often broke out among the buyers. Olaudah Equiano, an African captive who was able to gain freedom, describes the scramble...
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