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Joanna Vassa
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Joanna Vassa was the only surviving adult child of the former slave and anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano. Her grave in Abney Park Cemetery, London, was given listed status in 2008 but little is
Joanna Vassa's memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, re-erected in 2006
Joanna Vassa's memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, re-erected in 2006
Joanna Vassa's memorial at Abney Park Cemetery shortly after its discovery in 2005, awaiting restoration
Joanna Vassa's memorial at Abney Park Cemetery shortly after its discovery in 2005, awaiting restoration
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, an African from what is now Nigeri
Joanna Vassa
…African") on 11 April 1795, and baptised in St Andrew's Church, Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 29 April. Her father was well known for his 1789 autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Her mother was a subscriber to Equiano's Narrative and they were married on 7 April 1792 in Soham parish church. The year after Joanna's birth, Susannah…
The green plaque at Riding House Street, London, commemorates where Equiano lived and published his narrative.
The green plaque at Riding House Street, London, commemorates where Equiano lived and published his narrative.