Olaudah Equiano, Son of Africa…..
£3.99
Olaudah Equiano, Son of Africa tells the story of Olaudah Equiano, a major figure in the 18th century abolitionist movement in Britain. Kidnapped and enslaved from his home in Africa, Equiano was able to buy his freedom in 1766. He became involved in abolition campaigning and published his “Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African” in 1789. This book tells the story of Equiano’s life in accessible language and it is designed for primary school children.
Written and Illustrated by: pupils from Our Lady's RC Primary, Manchester and St. Edward's RC Primary, Manchester.
Published in 2006; Reprinted in 2007.
ISBN: 9780954287436
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Posters
We have produced a poster about Equiano using the same artwork as this biography. The poster is sold as part of a two poster pack - the other poster is based upon on our Mary Prince biography. Click here to find out more about the posters.
Teaching ideas and activities
We have produced a downloadable document comprised of teaching ideas and activities to support classroom use of the Equiano book and poster.
The document is available to view and download in our downloads section.
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