Purpose
In 1789 the autobiographical book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African was published by a former slave. The book reveals the horrors of slavery he witnessed. This book has played a significant role in the abolitionism movement in Britain. In the extract of the book presented Equiano describes how he was captured and enslaved by African slave-traders and eventually sold to European slavers that carried him to the continent. The author of the article mentions that recent research proved Equiano wasn’t originally born in Africa and his book is a Continue reading...