In the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean, OE
bought his freedom from slavery from his owner Robert King
. The transaction was legally registered the next day.
Equiano, Olaudah. “Introduction, etc”. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, edited by Angelo Costanzo, Peterborough, ON, 2001, pp. 7-37.
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Olaudah Equiano
Though he believed that Pascal would legally free him once they returned to England in 1762, he found himself prevented from leaving their ship and sold to a captain, James Doran
, who was heading...