Background
Source: Wikipedia
Olaudah Equiano (; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (), was a writer and abolitionist. According to his memoir, he was from the village of Essaka, presumed to be in present-day southern Nigeria. And described as a native of the Eboe (Igbo) province in the 1791 4th edition of his book.
