Olaudah Equiano was born in what is now Nigeria, in 1745. He was kidnapped and sold to slave traders in 1756, at the age of 11.
He was captured by someone got over his city walls, and they took him and his sister when his parents were not there.
1745
Olaudah Equiano nickname was Gustavus Vassa. He was an African that was invoved in the movement for the abolition of the the slave trade. He was born in 1745 and died in 1797.
In 1766 for £40
Passing off a fiction novel as an autobiography.
He was captured at the age of eleven, by slave traders.
He was captured by someone got over his city walls, and they took him and his sister when his parents were not there.
There is no concrete evidence to support the claim that Olaudah Equiano was a prince. Equiano himself did not make this claim in his autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." He described his background as being born into a community in present-day Nigeria and being captured and enslaved as a child.
Olaudah Equiano was born in present-day Nigeria, in a region that was part of the Igbo tribe. He was captured and sold into slavery at a young age, eventually being transported to the Americas where he experienced the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano's sister's name was unknown. She is not mentioned by name in Equiano's autobiography.
Olaudah Equiano's father was Igbo, from what is now Nigeria.
Olaudah Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766.
Olaudah Equiano had seven siblings: three sisters and four brothers.
Olaudah Equiano and his wife Susanna Cullen did not have any children.
Olaudah Equiano is not the first male to write about his experiences, but he is known for being one of the earliest African writers to document his life as a former slave. Other male writers had also written about their experiences before him, but Equiano's autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," was particularly influential in the abolitionist movement.
Yes he did. Then he moved back to England but Olaudah Equiano did buy his own freedom.