In Memory of
Olaudah Equiano
aka Gustavus Vassa c1745-1797
Near this place which was part of the Whitfield
Cemetery, Equiano was buried on 6 April 1797.
Equiano was an enslaved African who bought his freedom. . . . — — Map (db m298707) HM
Olaudah Equiano
“The African”
(1745-1797)
Abolitionist
Lived at this address in 1788
His book "the interesting narrative" was a best seller — — Map (db m299235) HM
Olaudah Equiano
(1745-1797)
"The African"
Lived and published here in 1789 his autobiography on suffering the
barbarity of slavery, which paved the way for its abolition — — Map (db m299236) HM
