The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African (1789)- Experiences of a slave
Born in Benin in the late 18th century, Equiano was enslaved as a young boy and passed through a variety of experiences, many of them horrible; but he managed to acquire enough learning and independence to become a major voice advocating an end to slavery. His Narrative, written in English in 1789, immediately became a […]