Olaudah Equiano: Formerly Enslaved Pioneer of Abolition
Schedule
Tue Feb 03 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
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2650 5 Mile Rd NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49525 | Grand Rapids, MI
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As a child, Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped and sold to slave traders. As an adult, he purchased his freedom, became a pioneer of the abolitionist cause and published a memoir. Join Dr. Eric M. Washington, Director of African and African Diaspora Studies at Calvin University, as he shares Equiano's story and how his life and work helped shape the abolition movement in England.
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