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The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

by Olaudah Equiano

First Published

1998

Subjects

Slavery
Voyages and travels
Social life and customs
Slaves
Biography
United States
Personal narratives
Biography: general
Slavery & emancipation
Social classes
Literary
Biography / Autobiography
Biography/Autobiography
Historical - General
Specific Groups - General
Equiano, Olaudah
Slavernij
Biographies
Esclaves
Slave trade
Slavery, great britain
Slavery, united states
History
15.00 history: general
Indigenous peoples
Slaves, united states
Africa, biography
Blacks, biography
Biography & Autobiography
Nonfiction
Slavery, west indies
Great britain, biography
Abolitionists
Slave trade, africa
Slavery, africa
Enslaved persons, united states
United states, biography
Enslaved persons
Autobiography
African American authors
Equiano, olaudah , 1745-
Equiano, olaudah , 1745-1797
Slaves--great britain--biography
Slaves--united states--biography
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Ht869.e6 a3 2001
Biographies & autobiographies
People of color
Slaves--biography
Ht869.e6 a3 1999
Fiction, general
Freemen

Description

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa, the book received favorable reviews and was one of the first slave narratives to be read widely.

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