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The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

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~4h 41min
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German
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Biography
Social Life And Customs
Slavery
Voyages And Travels
Slaves
Published 1998 Insel, Frankfurt
ISBN
3458160736, 9783458160731
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Hardcover
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Olaudah Equiano

An important African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade. He was enslaved when he was a child but was later able to buy his freedom.

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa, the book received favorable reviews and was one of the first slave narratives to be read widely.

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