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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - With a foreword by David Olusoga (Paperback)
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - With a foreword by David Olusoga (Paperback)
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Equiano's narrative is the most significant autobiographical
account of slavery to emerge from Britain's centuries as a slave
trading and slave owning power. It remains as powerful today as it
was when first published in 1789. It tells the story of Equiano's
remarkable life, recounting his years of slavery, working on ships
that carried him across the empire and into battle during the Seven
Years War, and the extraordinary story of how he was able to
purchase his own freedom. Travelling to Britain as a free man
Equiano settled in London and there became a leading figure in the
early abolition movement. The publication of his narrative was
carefully timed to coincide with the first attempt to abolish the
slave trade. Describing his own experiences of slavery as both
victim and witness, the book became a sensation and its author the
most famous black person in Georgian Britain. In this new edition,
leading historian David Olusoga sets the book in its historical
context helping us to understand this complex, spiritual,
politically astute and deeply passionate man. Although Equiano did
not live to see the abolition of the slave trade or slavery his
voice was critical to that that long campaign.
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