Olaudah Equiano
Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 - 1797) · Writers · Died at 52
Olaudah Equiano, known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist. According to his memoir, he was from the village of Essaka, presumed to be in present-day southern Nigeria. Enslaved as a child in West Africa, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal Navy officer.
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The wrecking of the Nancy on the Bahama Banks in 1767, from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African
Plaque at Riding House Street, Westminster, noting the place where Equiano lived and published his narrative
Commemorative plaque of the marriage of Gustavus Vassa and Susannah Cullen in St Andrew's Church, Soham![A portrait of an unknown man previously identified as Ignatius Sancho,[55][56] or as Equiano,[57] in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Portrait_of_a_Man_in_a_Red_Suit_-_Unknown-_14-1943_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Portrait_of_a_Man_in_a_Red_Suit_-_Unknown-_14-1943_%28cropped%29.jpg)
A portrait of an unknown man previously identified as Ignatius Sancho,[55][56] or as Equiano,[57] in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, ExeterAbout this person
He was sold twice more before purchasing his freedom in 1766.
