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The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano

A former enslaved person himself, Olaudah Equiano (c1745-97) became a key figure in the abolitionist movement.

A former enslaved person himself, Olaudah Equiano (c1745-97) became a key figure in the abolitionist movement. His influence was built in great part on his memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789), which detailed slavery's horrors and was widely read at the time.

The Amazing life of Olaudah Equiano programme has actor Tayo Aluko playing Equiano

Produced by Marc Wadsworth and Deborah Hobson

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28 minutes

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Mon 4 Jul 2022 11:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM

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  • Tue 24 May 2022 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 4 Jul 2022 11:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM