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Former slaves and the abolition movement
Description
Former slaves made a considerable contribution to the abolition movement. Several wrote and published their personal accounts of slavery. One of the best known authors was Olaudah Equiano, who spent five years touring Britain, telling his stories at abolitionist meetings.
Classroom Ideas
Students could look further into the case studies and read the accounts covered. 鈥楾he Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano鈥 and extracts from Robert Wedderburn鈥檚 鈥楾he Horrors of Slavery鈥 can be found online.
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