Olaudah Equiano (AKA Gustavus Vassa)

Biographical Resources for Gustavus Vassa

The Life of Gustavus Vassa – Fordham University Internet History Sourcebooks
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Vassa.asp

The Life of Gustavus Vassa , by Olaudah Equiano was the first first-ever slave autobiography, using his slave name, written after he was freed and living England.

Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African
www.brycchancarey.com/equiano/
These web pages aim to contains links to some of the best in Equiano scholarship. Click on the links offered on the page to find out more. Information is regularly updated.

Online Resources on the Middle Passage

“The Middle Passage” [ushistory.org]
www.ushistory.org/us/6b.asp

The Middle Passage – Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/essays-intro-07.faces

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