Ages: 8-12
“Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom.” -Amazon
Older children can enrich their history by reading this shortened biography of this unfortunate story about betrayal, the cruelty of slavery, and the courage that helped Equiano seek his freedom.