Equiano, Olaudah [Gustavus Vassa] (c. 1745-1797), author and slavery abolitionist

Equiano, Olaudah [Gustavus Vassa] (c. 1745-1797), author and slavery abolitionist, was in the words of his own Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano born in a charming vale, named Essaka, most likely in present-day Nigeria. However, at his baptism in 1759 he was described as a native of ...

Equiano, Olaudah [Gustavus Vassa] (c. 1745-1797), author and slavery abolitionist, was in the words of his own Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano born in a charming vale, named Essaka, most likely in present-day Nigeria. However, at his baptism in 1759 he was described as a native of ...