Olaudah Equiano
Gustavus Vassaabolitionist, writer
Born: c. 1745
Birthplace: present day Nigeria
An Igbo, Equiano was captured and sold into slavery as a child. He was taken to the West Indies where his slave name became Gustavus, after a 16th century Swedish king. Taught to read and write, he was able to purchase his own freedom. Equiano made his way to London, where he worked briefly in a government office helping resettle blacks in Africa, probably making him the first black British civil servant. In 1789, he published his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African, which had a strong abolitionist message. Though some critics called it propaganda, the book was a financial success. In 1792, Equiano married an Englishwoman, Susanna Cullen. They had two daughters.
Died: c. 1800
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I totally agree with this profile of Olaudah Equiano because the information presented above is indeed true and also despite the existence of documentation that refutes his claim to an African birth, it is argued that circumstantial evidence indicates that he was born where he said he was and in fact his Interesting Narrative is reasonably accurate in its details as well as evidence and therefore we should by no means doubt it!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the profile, the information is by no doubt correct although there are soms critics. All that does not make the profile false. Equiano was indeed a man of the Atlatic.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with the profile of Equiano, because the book on its own shows evidence that he is an African man. no doubts about it.
ReplyDeletei stongly agree with his profile because it tells us that he was born in Africa
ReplyDeleteThis information comes from Equiano himself..Apart from the uncertainty about his early years, everything Equiano describes in his extraordinary autobiography can be verified.