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The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who emerged from the horrors of the African holocaust to become an English gentleman, marry a white woman and write his autobiography.

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1: A People Stolen | Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'04''

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2: Everyday Life on a Plantation Island | History File

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3: Resistance, Rebllion and Abolition | History File

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David Olusoga discusses racial violence in Liverpool.

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Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History

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John Blanke | Black and British: A Forgotten History

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The Extraordinary Equiano

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