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    An African's Life The Life and Times of Olaudah Equiano 1745-1797

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    Olaudah Equiano, was a former enslaved African, seaman and merchant who wrote an autobiography depicting the horrors of slavery and lobbied Parliament for its abolition.   

    In his biography, he records he was born in what is now Nigeria, kidnapped and sold into slavery as a child. Here it is!