![]() Olaudah Equiano died on the 31st March 1797, ten years prior to the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which was passed in 1807. He made an outstanding contribution to that struggle.’ 2 He put his gifts and energy wholly at the service of his community in their struggle against slavery. Equiano concentrated single-mindedly on securing this next link. ![]() Abolition of the slave trade was the next link in the chain by which his community could haul themselves out of degradation to dignity. He had a fluent pen, a persuasive tongue and absolute integrity. ‘He emerged in his forties, as a capable and energetic publicist: a fluent writer and speaker, a campaigner prepared to travel wherever he was invited to present the abolitionist case. ‘…A Gentleman of the Committee… has said that I am more use to the Cause than half the people in the Country – I wish to God, I could be so.’ 1 ![]() Presentation of The Interesting Narrative and Press Reaction Slave Identity in The Interesting Narrative ![]()
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