Jeremy Llaguno
Ms. Krug and Ms. Tarlecki
English 2 CP
1 October 2014
Annotated Bibliography: Olaudah Equiano
Imbarrato, Susan Clair. "Equiano, Olaudah." Infobase Learning - Login. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE52>. One of the leading antislavery voices of the Atlantic world before his death due to his memoir. Equiano focused early attention on the horrors of the overseas slave trade, or the "Middle Passage," as it became known—the forced migration of Africans to the Americas.
He wrote to challenge stereotypes of African-descended people as savage and unlettered—and thus fit for enslavement. Equiano countered such pernicious views in a manner that remains powerful …show more content…
Equiano was able to buy his freedom on July 11, 1766 and could now speak english
Equiano's autobiography, which is among the first slave narratives, remain a staple in American and African American anthologies.
This source is useful. This source is different from my other sources because this is source is about Olaudah Equiano’s biography. This source is reliable because it came from New York: Facts On File, Inc.. This source helps me shape my argument, because it gives me an idea about Equiano’s background. I will use this source in the introduction about his life but it doesn’t prove any of my argument.
C) gersoll, Thomas N. "Slavery, 1585–1763." Infobase Learning - Login. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2010, 2010. Web. 24 Sept. 2014. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE52>.
As a free man, Equiano had a stressful life; he had suffered suicidal thoughts before he became a born again Christian and found peace in his …show more content…
His writing and speeches helped show people that there was a strong sense of shared humanity.
He made a passionate appeal to the higher ideals of British lawmakers – hoping this would affect change.
Anti – Slavery movement where he supported the abolition of slavery
This source is useful. This source is very similar as the past sources because it has the cause and effects of Equiano in the society during that time period. This source is reliable because it came from New York: Facts On File, Inc.. This shaped my argument by adding essential causes of Equiano. I will use this source for my body paragraph and conclusion statements.
E) Canada, Mark. "Literature in the 18th Century." Infobase Learning - Login. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 11. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE52>.
Worked briefly in a government office helping resettle blacks in Africa and became the first black British civil servant.
He travelled widely promoting the book, which became immensely popular, helped the abolitionist cause, and made Equiano a wealthy man. It is one of the earliest books published by a black African