Captured far from the African coast when he was a boy of 11, Olaudah Equiano was sold into slavery, later acquired his freedom, and, in 1789, wrote his widely-read autobiography, The Interesting ...

Olaudah Equiano’s Argument Against Slavery Was His Life Experience. ... He remained there briefly before he was purchased by Michael Henry Pascal, a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy.

Freed slave whose autobiography brought horror at the heart of empire to the attention of millions was born 272 years ago today ...

Equiano was bought as a boy by Royal Navy lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal, who forcibly renamed him Gustavus Vassa, after a reforming Swedish king in a play the officer liked. Equiano became ...

Olaudah Equiano, who was known as Gustavus Vassa for most of his life, was a prominent African in London whose autobiography helped to end the slave trade in Britain. Google marks the 272nd ...

Equiano, played in our programme by Tayo Aluko, was bought as a boy by Royal Navy lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal, who forcibly renamed him Gustavus Vassa, ... The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano will ...

junior Royal Naval officer, Michael Pascal. After gaining his freedom, Equiano penned a book about his experiences, titled The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the ...

AFTER facing true hardship, Olaudah Equiano forged an extraordinary life and legacy and wrote a book which helped change the world for the better. A Google Doodle is celebrating the 272nd birthday … ...

Olaudah Equiano: Seven things you ... In Virginia, Equiano was sold to Michael Pascal, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, ... She married the Congregational minister Henry Bromley in 1821.

Captured far from the African coast when he was a boy of 11, Olaudah Equiano was sold into slavery, later acquired his freedom, and, in 1789, wrote his widely-read autobiography, The Interesting ...

In America, Equiano was sold to Lieutenant Michael Pascal, a Royal Navy officer, who renamed him “Gustavus Vassa” after the sixteenth century king of Sweden, Gustav I. Pascal was comparatively ...