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Gustavus Vassa: The African Who Chronicled the Middle Passage
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the extraordinary life of Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, who was kidnapped from what is now Nigeria as a child, survived the Middle Passage, purchased his own freedom, and became a leading abolitionist in 18th-century Britain. They discuss his enslavement in Virginia and the Caribbean, his service in the Royal Navy, his travels from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, his conversion to Christianity, and his pivotal role in the British abolition movement through his bestselling autobiography, 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of…
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