The Interesting Narrative Of The Life Of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, Written by Himself.

The memoirs of Olaudah Equiano, originally published in 1789, recounts his remarkable life story. Born in 1745 in Igboland, Nigeria, he was kidnapped as a boy and sold into slavery. He was eventually able to buy his freedom and move to London, where he became involved in the abolitionist movement.