<em><u>Olaudah Equiano’s life highlights the theme of slavery during eighteenth century according to him some men in the society were bounded as slaves while some were having full authority on their rights.
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Olaudah Equiano born on 16th October 1745 was an abolitionist and writer from Ihiala, presently southeastern Nigeria. During his early age, he was taken as a slave to Anglo-Caribbean, West Indies and Britain. He was then sold to Royal Navy's captain. He acquired his liberty in 1766 through his careful saving and his smart trading. His real name was Gustavus Vassa.
In London, he joined an abolitionist group “Sons of Africa” and became an active leader of the anti-slave trade movement of 1780s. His autobiography, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”, illustrates the suffering of slavery. It helped in the implementation of the Slavery trade Act of 1807 that eliminated African Slavery trade. Equiano had a traumatic life and have even put up with suicidal thoughts. After becoming a protestant Christian he found peace in his life.
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Grade:High school
Subject: History
Chapter:Slavery
Keywords: Olaudah Equiano, abolitionist, Nigeria, Anglo-Caribbean, West Indies and Britain, liberty, Gustavus Vassa, Sons of Africa, Slavery trade Act, African Slavery trade