As I stand in the sun-drenched park, the aroma of barbecue smoke wafts through the air, curling upward like a prayer.

It also covers Olaudah’s capture and enslavement on the boat. In later highlights, the film takes on a more serious air after Equiano is captured; nonetheless, there are inspiring moments and ...

There I organised the 1989 conference to celebrate the bicentenary of the publication of Olaudah Equiano’s Narrative and first discovered links between Devonians and Slave-ownership in the ... he has ...

The story of abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, portrayed here with his family by Joy Labinjo, is among those highlighted in Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition The often-forgotten contributions ...

Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano (Senegalese actor/musician Youssou N'Dour) is reduced to a minor, tokenized role that's mostly silent. He exists as a symbol of Black trauma, dramatically revealing ...

In the autobiography of an 18th-century slave, Olaudah Equiano, ... Her family headed north and settled in Athens, Alabama. It is not known how they supported themselves.

Her family roots extended to Scotland, providing a blend of English and Scottish heritage that influenced her identity. Meeting Olaudah Equiano. Susannah’s life took a transformative turn in 1789 when ...

A cheat's guide to being good at University Challenge. With judicious mugging up and the odd educated guess, you'll convince your spouse or flatmate you're a secret genius ...

At the end of the entry there is a huge mural to the writer, abolitionist and former slave, Olaudah Equiano, who came to Belfast in 1791 "to promote his account of being a slave," added Dr Thorpe ...

Olaudah Equiano was one of them. ... Another was Sarah Parker Remond, who came to Ireland in 1859 and stayed with the same family who had hosted Douglass 14 years earlier.

Oglethorpe was born in 1696 to a wealthy and influential family in Surrey. ... a Muslim African who wrote and spoke eloquently against slavery in 18th century England, and Olaudah Equiano, ...