In this harrowing description of the Middle Passage, Olaudah Equiano described the terror of the transatlantic slave trade. |
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Firsthand accounts from former slaves, such as Olaudah Equiano, describe the horrific conditions that enslaved people were forced to endure. |
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Leading Black activists of this era included Olaudah Equiano, Ignatius Sancho and Quobna Ottobah Cugoano. |
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His memoir about his life entitled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. |
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Others such as Olaudah Equiano and Ottobah Cugoano were active in the abolition campaigns. |
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Olaudah Equiano accounts his experience about the sorrow slaves encountered at the ports. |
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