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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Or Gustavus Vassa, the African (Paperback)
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Or Gustavus Vassa, the African (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition, Volume 2
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Nigerian-born Olaudah Equiano (c.1745 97), also known as Gustavus
Vassa, was sold into slavery as a child and endured the horrors of
the transatlantic slave ships. He later worked on board Royal Navy
vessels, receiving an education and converting to Christianity.
Buying his freedom in 1766, he embarked on several voyages before
settling in London, where he became involved in the causes of
anti-slavery and the welfare of former slaves. Published in 1789,
this successful two-volume autobiography boosted the abolitionist
cause, providing a first-hand account of the experience of Africans
on both sides of the Atlantic. An important document in the history
of slavery and immigration, it remains a classic work of black
writing. Volume 2 recounts how Equiano achieved his freedom, his
conversion to Christianity, his experience of shipwreck in the West
Indies, and his life in England.
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