Showing results by author "Olaudah Equiano" in History

This collection contains: Twelve Years a Slave, Up from Slavery, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, The Life of an American Slave (Fifty Years in Chains), The Experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones, Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, From Log Cabin to the Pulpit, and many more.

First published in 1789, this autobiography of Olaudah Equiano comprises a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel tale, and spiritual journey. It recounts Equiano's time as a slave, and chronicles his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his freedom.

The Life of Olaudah Equiano is an autobiographical narrative that tells the story of Olaudah Equiano, a man who was born in present-day Nigeria in the mid-1700s and sold into slavery at a young age. Despite the challenges he faced, Equiano was able to secure his freedom and become a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement, working to end the transatlantic slave trade. The book is a powerful and thought-provoking read that offers insight into the horrors of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit. It also provides a unique perspective on this important period of history, as it is ...