Freed slave whose autobiography brought horror at the heart of empire to the attention of millions was born 272 years ago today ...

Some of the books on show could be described as world-changing in their ability to influence social attitudes. Take The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, published in 1789, which ...

Olaudah Equiano was an example of the vast potential black Africans possessed. Slavery only denied them the chance to show their talents and intellectual brilliance. <B>Anand MOHEEPUTH</B> ...

OUR ROOTS – Equiano Olaudah Olaudah Equiano was a remarkable person in British history. He was snatched from his home, country and culture in West Africa at the age of eleven and not only did he ...

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, ...

Equiano was born in Essaka, a small village in Benin, in 1745. His father was an Embrenche, an elder or chief, and oversaw disputes and punishments. He had five brothers and one sister, and was ...

Equiano’s story is famously documented in the 1789 book he self-published, “The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African, as Published by Himself.” ...

Subject Equiano, Olaudah 1745- Notes AFA copy 39088019751270 is a gift from Janet Stanley. Contents Introduction -- Chapter I. Legal records -- Chapter II. Correspondence -- Chapter III. Newspapers -- ...

Named after Nigerian-born writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, the Equiano cable will extend from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Town, South Africa.