The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African (Modern Library Classics)
Olaudah Equiano recounts his journey from captivity in Africa through enslavement and eventual freedom, offering a firsthand view of the eighteenth-century slave trade and his advocacy for abolition.
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This autobiography recounts the experiences of Olaudah Equiano, who was captured in Africa and sold into slavery.
The narrative follows his life aboard ships, his purchase of freedom, and his later work as an abolitionist in Britain.
Equiano describes the conditions of the transatlantic slave trade and his efforts to promote its abolition.
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