why olaudah equinao was more impportant

Question 1

one reason why equiano was better

Answer 1

he was a former slave,who from the “sons of africa” group who campaigned for abolition through public speaking,,letter writing and putting pressure on parliament.this helped the abolition case because equiano had first hand accounts of slavery which was a good source of evidence against parliament

Question 2

second reason

Answer 2

equiano published a book(his autobiography) in 1789.he worked very hard to promote this book so that people could see the true horrors of the slave trade.between 1789 and 1794 there were nine editions which were then translated into many different languages.

Question 3

last reason

Answer 3

equiano went on lecture tours aron=und britain ,changing people’s attitudes towards enslaved people and inspired other s to get involved in the abolition campaign after hearing the horror stories about slaves ans how they were treated