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Category Description: Olaudah Equiano also known as Gustavus Vassa. Born c1745, died 1797. He had been enslaved as a young man, but was eventually released; he moved to England and campaigned for the abolition of slavery. His autobiography helped influence the passing of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, to abolish slavery.

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The Equiano Project - Describes a project by The Equiano Society and Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery to celebrate the 18th century writer and abolitionist, Olaudah Equiano. Includes education and multimedia resources.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African - Online edition of the strongly abolitionist autobiography of Olaudah Equiano.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African - Offers Equiano's autobiography in two volumes online.
Olaudah Equiano (c.1745 - 1797) - Concise profile of the African writer whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British abolition movement. Includes links.
Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African - Offers a biography of a man, kidnapped into slavery as a child, who got involved in the abolitionist movement in the UK; includes extracts of his strongly abolitionist autobiography and other resources.
Remembering Equiano - Describes the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the village of Soham (Cambridgeshire, UK), where Equiano married, settled, and had two daughters.