Olaudah Equiano (/əˈlaʊdə/; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (/ˈvæsə/), was a writer and abolitionist. According...
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Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31 March...
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Equiano may refer to : Equiano (crater), a crater on Mercury named after Olaudah Equiano Equiano (horse), a French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire...
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Equiano is a private transatlantic communications cable that connects western Europe (Portugal) with southern Africa (Melkbosstrand, South Africa). Branching...
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Equiano is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 102 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Equiano is named...
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of Mrs. Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story (a radio play adapting Equiano's 1789 autobiography...
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Equiano (foaled 27 February 2005) is a French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he began his racing career in Spain where he...
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which were released around the world. In 2006, N'Dour was cast as Olaudah Equiano in the film Amazing Grace. Ethnically, N'Dour is Serer, born to a Serer...
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surviving child of the former slave and anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano. Her grave in Abney Park Cemetery, London, was given listed status in 2008...
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was published in London, England, written by Olaudah Equiano, a former slave. The book features 79 Igbo...
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Arthur Torrington (redirect from Equiano Society)
1996, Torrington set up the Equiano Society, with the main objective of celebrating the life and work of Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797), as well as the...
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and is planned to begin operation in 2020. Google's third subsea cable, Equiano, will connect Lisbon, Portugal with Lagos, Nigeria and Cape Town, South...
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River. He appeared as Olaudah Equiano in Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story, a radio play adapting Equiano's autobiography, The Interesting...
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mid-18th century, the ex-slave Olaudah Equiano, in his autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, documented the use of thumbscrews...
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sharp edges." Olaudah Equiano writes about the iron bit in his slave narrative, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, as "the iron muzzle"...
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West Indian Ocean Cable Company (section Equiano)
international connectivity. Equiano is owned by Google and named after Nigerian-born writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano. Running a total of 15,000 km...
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and coal, and set alight. The cooking process takes a few hours. Olaudah Equiano, an African abolitionist, described this method of roasting alligators...
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of Olaudah Equiano ebook by Olaudah Equiano". Rakuten Kobo. Retrieved 2023-11-27. "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - ebook (ePub)...
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US government (as a result of her documenting the Igbo roots of Olaudah Equiano, a famed abolitionist and slave autobiographer) and served as a visiting...
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London, including formerly enslaved men such as Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano and other leading members of London's black community. It was closely connected...
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She is also the director and founder of the Equiano Project (named after abolitionist Olaudah Equiano), which describes itself as "a debate, discussion...
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Cina Lawson (section Google's Equiano Landing in Togo)
An economic impact assessment of Equiano in Togo by Africa Practice and Genesis Analytics estimates that Equiano will add approximately 37,000 new jobs...
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website. The first black British author and anti-slave activist, Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, married a local girl, Susannah Cullen, at...
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Black British people (section Olaudah Equiano)
writings of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave who wrote a memoir titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. In 1786, Equiano became the first...
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During the scramble, fights often broke out among the buyers. Olaudah Equiano, an African captive who was able to gain freedom, describes the scramble...
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Black mariners (section Olaudah Equiano)
2023, pp. 40–62, https://doi.org/ebhsoc. Equiano, Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: First Published 1789. Hodder & Stoughton...
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1673) Henry Box Brown (c. 1815–1897) John Casor (living 1655) Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797) Isabella Gibbons (c. 1836–1890) William D. Gibbons (1825–1886)...
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maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) "Gustavus Vassa: Olaudah Equiano". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007...
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Dostoevskij Dowland Durer Dvorak Eastman Eitoku Eminescu Enheduanna Enwonwu Equiano Faulkner Fet Firdousi Flaubert Flaiano Futabatei Gainsborough Gauguin Geddes...
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board slave ships. Firsthand accounts from former slaves, such as Olaudah Equiano, describe the horrific conditions that slaves were forced to endure. The...
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