Freed slave whose autobiography brought horror at the heart of empire to the attention of millions was born 272 years ago today. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

His autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Written by Himself, became a best-seller both in England and America, and fueled the beginnings of an anti-slavery ...

By 1789, the year he published his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano was a well-known abolitionist. Ten years after his death in 1797, the English slave trade was finally abolished.

Olaudah Equiano’s epic book tour for his bestselling firsthand account of slavery changed the British abolitionist movement. By Adam Hochschild June 03, 2015 3:38 PM ...

Olaudah Equiano died in 1797, a decade before the Slave Trade Act began the process of outlawing slavery. He was buried in nearby Whitfield Gardens, that small patch of open land immediately north ...

His memoir, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” was an instant success, going through nine editions. To this day, Equiano’s work shimmers as a literary masterpiece ...

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He went on to become an abolitionist and adventurer, traveling to the Arctic and beyond (his remarkable autobiography, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; or, Gustavus ...

Key Stage 1 History. Black British History. A short film for pupils aged 5 to 7 years old about Olaudah Equiano, the eighteenth century anti-slavery campaigner. BBC Teach.

Miller took the title of her show from the abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, a formerly enslaved man who, in his autobiography, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” (1789 ...

It also covers Olaudah’s capture and enslavement on the boat. In later highlights, the film takes on a more serious air after Equiano is captured; nonetheless, there are inspiring moments and ...

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