The Slave Boy - The Life of Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano and his sister were among countless thousands of children wrenched from their African homeland to suffer the inhumn and degrading brutality of slavery. Through hard work and honesty he was able to purchase his freedom and began working with the Abolitionists to end the slave trade. Proudly regarding himself as the ambassador of millions of maltreated Africans, he wrote his account of slavery "The Interesting Narrative of The Life of Olaudah Equiano," which made a great impact on the public and which was instrumental in ending the slave trade. Laurie Sheehan's perceptive and descriptive style brings to life the harrowing and emotional story of Olaudah Equiano from slave to "The Father of Black Literature."