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.
1745
In 1766 for £40
Passing off a fiction novel as an autobiography.
just like all the other slaves
becouse he did not belive that god had created the univers
Olaudah Equiano main duty on the was to carry gunpowder from the magazine up to the gun decks.
Susannah, his wife, died in February 1796 aged 34, and Equiano died a year after that.Hope that helped!by Cupcake
yes, the slaveholder also put cuffs on Equianos wrists until he accepted his name.
Olaudah Equiano's opinion of slavery is vehemently against it. He describes it as a dehumanizing and brutal institution that is contrary to basic human rights and morality. Through his personal experiences as a former slave, he advocates for the abolition of slavery and highlights the inhumanity of the practice.
Yes, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," does describe his African homeland, his voyage from Africa to America, and the cruelty of slavery and the slave trade. He details his experiences being captured in Africa, the Middle Passage, and his time as a slave in various locations, providing a vivid account of the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
While Olaudah Equianoâ??s capture by slave-traders at the age of ten took him from life in what is now Eastern Nigeria, he emerged a gifted writer. Perhaps his works speak to the effect of his age on his life experience.
Olaudah Equiano
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.