· 2021· Book chapter
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
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Short summary
This abstract recounts the life of Olaudah Equiano, an African kidnapped into slavery in the 1700s who eventually purchased his freedom and settled in Great Britain.
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Key points
- Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped from Nigeria in the early 1700s.
- He was sold into slavery in Barbados and Virginia.
- He learned to read and write, a rare opportunity for enslaved people.
- Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766 using his savings.
- He later settled in Great Britain.
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Abstract
During the four hundred years of the transatlantic slave trade, some 15 million Africans were forced to endure the passage to the Western Hemisphere, and a large percentage of them died in the journey. Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped as a child from his home what is now Nigeria by slave traders in the early 1700s. He was shipped to the island of Barbados and later sold into slavery in Virginia where he was renamed Gustavus Vassa. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Equiano was taught to read and write, and he was able to earn money of his own while working for an American merchant. In 1766, he used his savings to purchase his freedom and eventually settled in Great Britain.
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