Cengage Learning
Heath Anthology: Olaudah Equiano (1745 1797)
Class lesson and assignment on Olaudah Equiano and his slave narrative, comparing it to other autobiographical narratives of the time. Includes information and comprehension questions.
PBS
Africans in America: Olaudah Equiano
This site from PBS' Africans in America series provides a biography of Olaudah Equiano, one of the many Africans forced to travel the Middle Passage. Links to related entries.
PBS
Africans in America: Frontispiece of Equiano's Autobiography
At this website, see a photo of the frontipiece from Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African." This book was a best seller.
Other
Equiano Foundation: Olaudah Equiano's Life
Brief biography of Olaudah Equiano's life after his kidnapping in Africa to be sold into slavery. Link to the Equiano Foundation.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
An autobiographical personal narrative written by the African Olaudah Equiano Gustavus Vassa who lived from 1745-1797.
BBC
Bbc: Historic Figures: Olaudah Equiano
A brief biography of Olaudah Equiano, an African who is famous for writing a narrative of his life as a slave, sailor, writer, Englishman, Christian, and abolitionist. Archived.