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Less than a month later, he had a new master -- Michael Henry Pascal, a lieutenant in the ... By 1789, the year he published his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano was a well-known abolitionist.
His work was published under his birth name: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah ... Michael Henry Pascal, a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy. Under the ownership of Pascal ...
Olaudah Equiano, who was known as Gustavus ... the Atlantic to Barbados and then Virginia. In Virginia, Equiano was sold to Michael Pascal, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, who renamed him ...
Olaudah Equiano is the most famous writer to describe ... Equiano was bought as a boy by Royal Navy lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal, who forcibly renamed him Gustavus Vassa, after a reforming ...
According to history, Pascal was kind to Olaudah Equiano. Michael Pascal returned to England and took Olaudah Equiano with him. The Nigerian slave took part in the Seven Years' War with France.
Today marks what would have been the 272nd birthday of Olaudah Equiano (1746-1797 ... In Virginia, Equiano was sold to Michael Pascal, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, who renamed him ‘Gustavus ...
Michael Pascal. After gaining his freedom, Equiano penned a book about his experiences, titled The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, in 1789 and embarked ...
click image for close-up This portrait of Olaudah Equiano was used as the frontispiece (illustration opposite a book's title page) of his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of ...
This is the origin story of Olaudah Equiano, a youth kidnapped from his West African home in 1756 and enslaved. It’s a tale that unfolds in an 80-minute long film via Instagram story posts on ...
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Olaudah Equiano who was a freed slave who supported the movement to end the slave trade in England. In 1789, he published his autobiography which helped create ...
The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who emerged from the horrors of the African holocaust to become an English gentleman, marry a white woman and write his autobiography. Show more The ...
The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano is being broadcast at 4pm on BBC Radio 4 ... Equiano, played in our programme by Tayo Aluko, was bought as a boy by Royal Navy lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal, who ...