....and the seed grew
“I
hope to have the satisfaction of seeing the renovation of
liberty and justice
resting on the British government,
to vindicate the honour of our common
nature”
Olaudah Equiano (1745 – 31
March 1797), known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa, He was a writer and abolitionist from Nigeria
the Igbo
tribe of what is today southeastern Nigeria. He was enslaved as a child, Equiano purchased his
own freedom in 1766. He was a prominent abolitionist
in the British movement to end the Atlantic
slave trade. His autobiography, published in 1789, helped in the
creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the transatlantic slave trade for Britain and
its colonies.
In London, Equiano was part of the Sons of Africa, an abolitionist group composed of well-known Africans living in Britain, and he was active among leaders of the anti-slave trade movement in the 1780s. He published his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), which depicted the horrors of slavery. It went through nine editions and aided passage of the British Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the African slave trade.
As a freedman in London, he supported the British abolitionist movement. Equiano had a stressful life; he had suffered suicidal thoughts before he became a Protestant Christian and found peace in his faith. After settling in London, Equiano married an English woman named Susannah Cullen in 1792 and they had two daughters. He died in 1797 in London. Equiano's death was recognized in American as well as British newspapers.
He was sold out as slave but he never lost hope, he found himself in school and made every moment count. Out of his good character he got favour and the seed grew.
In London, Equiano was part of the Sons of Africa, an abolitionist group composed of well-known Africans living in Britain, and he was active among leaders of the anti-slave trade movement in the 1780s. He published his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), which depicted the horrors of slavery. It went through nine editions and aided passage of the British Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the African slave trade.
As a freedman in London, he supported the British abolitionist movement. Equiano had a stressful life; he had suffered suicidal thoughts before he became a Protestant Christian and found peace in his faith. After settling in London, Equiano married an English woman named Susannah Cullen in 1792 and they had two daughters. He died in 1797 in London. Equiano's death was recognized in American as well as British newspapers.
He was sold out as slave but he never lost hope, he found himself in school and made every moment count. Out of his good character he got favour and the seed grew.
Great Historical facts
ReplyDeleteGreat recognition for a great character.
ReplyDeleteHe also played his part.
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ReplyDeleteIts refreshing s see someone remind us of the creators of our heroes.Before our heroes,there were others.thank you for reminding us
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