Captured far from the African coast when he was a boy of 11, Olaudah Equiano was sold into slavery, later acquired his freedom, and, in 1789, wrote his widely-read autobiography, The Interesting ...

Through Olaudah Equiano's harrowing firsthand account and a remarkable set of primary documents, including a runaway slave ad signed by Thomas Jefferson, this video traces how the brutal machinery of ...

A key figure in abolition, Equiano forged an extraordinary life and wrote a book that helped to change the world AFTER facing true hardship, Olaudah Equiano forged an extraordinary life and legacy and ...

It is well known that Anna Maria Vassa, the eldest daughter of Black British abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, died on July 31, 1797, and was buried in Chesterton. However, the exact site of her grave had ...

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Olaudah Equiano go be 272 years old today. Im be African writer wey talk im life experience inside autobiography wey make di British end slave trade. Autobiography na story of person life wey di ...

In St Margaret's church Westminster is an oval memorial tablet to author and slave abolitionist Olaudah Equiano who was baptized in that church when he was a enslaved. It was unveiled, at the west end ...

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Olaudah Equiano who was a freed slave who supported the movement to end the slave trade in England. In 1789, he published his autobiography which helped create the ...

Olaudah Equiano led a tumultuous life. Born around 1745 in the Kingdom of Benin (now Southern Nigeria), he was kidnapped and sold into slavery aged 11. He survived the transatlantic journey to ...