He was a slave brought over from Africa to America in the 1700's and is famous for buying his freedom, making people more aware of the awful things slaves had to go through, writing a book and marrying a white British person.
Olaudah Equiano was a freed slave and African abolitionist. Although a slave, Equiano learned to read and write. He wrote his autobiography, 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,' which brought to light the horrors of slavery. His autobiography influenced the enactment of the British Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the African slave trade.
One of the most prominent Africans involved in the British movement of the abolition for the slave trade.
Africa, where all my peeps from.
Olaudah Equiano is his birth name. His other name, Gustavus Vassa, was given to him by one of his owners.
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1. Olaudah was an African writer whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British abolition movement. he published his autobiography, 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano'. He travelled widely promoting the book, which became immensely popular, helped the abolitionist cause, and made Equiano a wealthy man.
1745
Olaudah Equiano was born in what is now Nigeria, in 1745. He was kidnapped and sold to slave traders in 1756, at the age of 11.
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano's sister's name was unknown. She is not mentioned by name in Equiano's autobiography.
Olaudah Equiano's father was Igbo, from what is now Nigeria.
Olaudah Equiano nickname was Gustavus Vassa. He was an African that was invoved in the movement for the abolition of the the slave trade. He was born in 1745 and died in 1797.
Olaudah Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766.
Olaudah Equiano had seven siblings: three sisters and four brothers.
There is no concrete evidence to support the claim that Olaudah Equiano was a prince. Equiano himself did not make this claim in his autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." He described his background as being born into a community in present-day Nigeria and being captured and enslaved as a child.
Olaudah Equiano and his wife Susanna Cullen did not have any children.
Olaudah Equiano was born in present-day Nigeria, in a region that was part of the Igbo tribe. He was captured and sold into slavery at a young age, eventually being transported to the Americas where he experienced the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
Yes he did. Then he moved back to England but Olaudah Equiano did buy his own freedom.