HIST 3535 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Olaudah Equiano, Maafa, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
16 Jun 2020
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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 one of the most influential books of his generation - his autobiography. The book became a key text in the abolition movement as it confronted its audience directly with the grim reality of the slave trade. He was the first black english man. His life story forced the brt public to face. He was an extrovert and a wheeler dealer his skills as a businessperson and self- promotion through the production and the distribution of the book. He most likely begun the earliest book tour ever and people were able to see him. Anti-slavery cause very literate entrepreneurial wealthy gentleman of religion and conscience. He made a transition from slave to businessman is the landmark in the struggle for abolition.
