Equiano

Question 1

What age was Equiano kidnapped and who was he sold to?

Answer 1

11.
- shipped to Barbados and sold to a navy officer

Question 2

When did Equiano buy his freedom?

Answer 2

1766.

Question 3

How many copies did he sell of his auto-biography and what did it become and what was it called?

Answer 3

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the African, Written by Himself
1900 copies in 1791, became a best seller.

Question 4

What did Equiano do in 1787 to help create the idea of the ‘slave narrative’?

Answer 4

Helped his friend, Cugoano, to publish an account of his experiences: Narrative of the Enslavement of a native of America.

Question 5

What group was Equiano a founding member of and how many members were there and who were they?

Answer 5

Sons of Africa (1785) - An abolitionist group
12 members who were all black and educated from a background of slavery.

Question 6

What did the Sons of Africa do?

Answer 6

Wrote essays, pamphlets and letters to educate British politicians, the general public and the royal family on the horrors of slavery.

Question 7

When did Equiano begin his abolition campaigning?

Answer 7

• When his friend, John Annis, was kidnapped by his former owner who had wished to send him to the Caribbean.
• Equiano went to Granville Sharp for help and between them they tried to save Annis but were unsuccessful.