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Olaudah Equiano in London: Literacy, Abolition, and the African Voice

Olaudah Equiano’s life in London reshaped how Africans were seen in the heart of the British Empire. Once enslaved, Equiano transformed literacy into a weapon—challenging slavery, exposing the brutality of the Atlantic world, and asserting an African intellectual voice in 18th-century Britain. In this video, we explore: • Equiano’s journey from enslavement to freedom • How London became the platform for his abolitionist activism • The power of The Interesting Narrative as political and moral resistance • Equiano’s influence on British abolitionists and public opinion • Why African voices were central—not peripheral—to ending the slave trade This is not just a biography. It is a story of African agency, literacy as resistance, and the struggle to speak truth in the empire’s capital. 📩 For collaborations, lectures, or research inquiries: donfortuneking@gmail.com #OlaudahEquiano #BlackHistory #AfricanHistory #BlackBritishHistory #AbolitionOfSlavery #LondonHistory #AfricanDiaspora #SlaveryStudies #ColonialHistory #HiddenHistory #BlackIntellectuals #AntiSlaveryMovement #HistoryOfResistance #DecolonizingHistory #PanAfricanHistory