Olaudah Equiano was born in Essaka, an Igbo village in the kingdom of Benin, in 1745. His father was one of the province's elders. When he was about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped by a group of slave traders and after six months of captivity was brought to the coast where he encountered white men for the first time. Sold to slave-traders, Equiano was transported to Barbados. After a two-week stay in the West Indies Equiano was …showed first 75 words of 447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 447 total…on 31st March, 1797 before he could complete the task. Ten years after his death, the English slave trade was finally abolished. References: Allison, Robert J. (n.d.). The Interesting Life of Olaidah Equiano. Retrieved from Prinston University Web site: http://www.princeton.edu Carey, Brycchan. (n.d.). Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African. Retrieved from http://www.brycchancarey.com Gates, Louis, & Henry, Jr. (1987). The classic slave narratives. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing.