The Life of Olaudah EquianoCosimo, Inc., 1 paź 2007 - 188 Published in 1789, Equiano's autobiography was the first of its kind to influence a wide audience. He told the story of his life and suffering as a slave. He describes scenes of outrageous torture and made it clear to his readers how the institution of slavery dehumanized both owner and slave. Equiano's work became an important part of the abolitionist cause, because he was able to portray Africans with a humanity that many slave traders tried to deny. Anyone with an interest in the slave trade or the abolitionist movement will find this book essential reading. Nigerian slave and abolitionist OLAUDAH EQUIANO (1745-1797) was sold to white slavers when he was eleven and renamed Gustavas Vassa. He worked on a naval ship and fought during the Seven Years' War, which he felt earned him a right to freedom. Eventually, he was able to purchase his freedom and move to England, where he was safe from being captured back into slavery. There, he was an outspoken advocate of the abolitionist movement. |
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The authors birth and parentageHis being kidnapped | 23 |
The author is carried to VirginiaArrives in England | 37 |
A particular account of the celebrated engagement | 50 |
Various interesting instances of oppression cruelty | 66 |
Favourable change in the authors situationSurprised | 82 |
The authors disgust at the West IndiesForms schemes | 97 |
Three remarkable dreamsThe author is shipwrecked | 108 |
The author arrives at MartinicoMeets with new diffi | 120 |
Some account of the manner of the authors conversion | 134 |
Picks up eleven miserable men at sea in returning | 151 |
Different transactions of the authors lifePetition to | 169 |
Appendix | 181 |
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