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Olaudah Equiano

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Olaudah Equiano, known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe (Igbo) region of the Kingdom of Benin. Enslaved as a child in Africa, he was taken to the Caribbean and sold as a slave to a Royal Navy officer. He was sold twice more but purchased his freedom in 1766.

Books

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
Olaudah Equiano
Sold as a Slave
Sold as a Slave
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
Olaudah Equiano
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
Olaudah Equiano
Slave Narratives
Slave Narratives
Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The African
The African
Olaudah Equiano
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The Memories of Slavery - Complete Collection
The Memories of Slavery - Complete Collection
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The Unchained: Powerful Life Stories of Former Slaves
The Unchained: Powerful Life Stories of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume
UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, William Wells Brown, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Willie Lynch, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
100$ REWARD ON MY HEAD – Powerful & Unflinching Memoirs Of Former Slaves: 28 Narratives in One Volume
100$ REWARD ON MY HEAD – Powerful & Unflinching Memoirs Of Former Slaves: 28 Narratives in One Volume
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, William Wells Brown, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Willie Lynch, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The Memories of Slavery - Complete Collection
The Memories of Slavery - Complete Collection
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The Life of Olaudah Equiano
The Life of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
Taking the Chains Off - Testimonies and Narratives of Former Slaves
Taking the Chains Off - Testimonies and Narratives of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, William Wells Brown, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Willie Lynch, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
The Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves
The Most Influential Memoirs Of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, William Wells Brown, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Willie Lynch, Lydia Maria Child, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
Early Black British Writing
Early Black British Writing
Mary Prince, Olaudah Equiano
The Life Story of Olaudah Equiano
The Life Story of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves
Harriet Jacobs, William Still, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Mary Prince, Solomon Northup, Ellen Craft, Sojourner Truth, Henry Bibb, Jacob D. Green, William Craft, Nat Turner, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Smith, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Aphra Behn, Willie Lynch, Work Projects Administration, Charles Ball, Sarah H. Bradford, Louis Hughes, Josiah Henson, Austin Steward, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain

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