Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano was born in Iseeke, Nigeria a gold -coast african villiage, sold into slavery to another village, moved to another village as a slave , and finally captured and sold to the European slavers. Equiano was bought by Michael Henry Pascal, a British naval officer, who names him Gustavus Vassa and takes him to England .He composed the first ever slave autobiography as a freed slave living in England. The Life of Gustavus …
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…in this activity, he becomes a small-time merchant himself and raises enough money to buy back his freedom. Then he returns to England where he composes his autobiography. By 1839 Pope Gregory XVI condemed the slave trade and only the Civil War would stop the spread of slavery in the United States. His characteristic is his curiosity, he often gets enraged about he injustices and quotes Milton, and speeches given by Satan and the rebellious angels.