Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
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Olaudah Equiano's *The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano* is a groundbreaking autobiography that offers a firsthand account of the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. Born in present-day Nigeria, Equiano was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. He endured years of brutal treatment and witnessed the dehumanizing conditions aboard slave ships. Through his narrative, Equiano exposes the brutality of the slave trade, the resilience of the enslaved, and the importance of human dignity and freedom. He recounts his harrowing experiences, his attempts to find solace in religion, and his ultimate struggle for freedom. He ultimately purchased his own freedom and became a vocal advocate for abolition, contributing significantly to the growing movement against slavery in Britain.Book Details
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Olaudah Equiano was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe (Igbo) region of the Kingdom of Benin (today southern Nigeria). Enslaved as a child in Africa, he was taken to the...
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