The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano written by Olaudah Equiano and published by SMK Books. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olaudah Equiano was a prominent African involved in the British movement towards the abolition of the slave trade. His autobiography depicted the horrors of slavery and helped influence British lawmakers to abolish the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Despite his enslavement as a young man, he purchased his freedom and worked as an author, merchant and explorer in South America, the Caribbean, the Arctic, the American colonies, and the United Kingdom.