The internet is filled with things. Here is one of them.
Olaudah Equiano2024 Aug 1
While there's probably better places to link than Wikipedia, at this moment I just want to bookmark this man's existence. Copy/pasting from the wik:
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 in modern southern Nigeria. Enslaved as a child in West Africa, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal Navy officer. He was sold twice more before purchasing his freedom in 1766.
Apparently on Wikipedia you can't say that someone is black even if their being black plays a major and defining role in their life, seeing as Equiano was a black man living in 18th century white-and-racist-as-fuck England.
While there's probably better places to link than Wikipedia, at this moment I just want to bookmark this man's existence. Copy/pasting from the wik: Apparently on Wikipedia you can't say that someone is black even if their being black plays a major and defining role in their life, seeing as Equiano was a black man living in 18th century white-and-racist-as-fuck England.