by Equiano Admin | Oct 30, 2020 | Featured, News & Events
Charles Ignatius Sancho Sancho was born on a slave ship during the middle passage, and his enslaved mother died not long afterwards in South America. His father committed suicide rather than live the life of a slave. The orphaned child, aged two, was brought to...
by Equiano Admin | Oct 23, 2020 | News & Events
Equiano Society Presents: Joanna Vassa – Daughter of Olaudah Equiano Join us on Zoom as we learn about Joanna Vassa (1795-1757). Joanna lost her parents between 1796 – 1797 at only two years old. Joanna relied on her guardians and family friends for...
by Equiano Admin | Oct 12, 2020 | News & Events
DR HELENA WOODARD NEW BOOK- SLAVE SITES ON DISPLAY Dr Woodard is an associate professor of English and an affiliate faculty for the African and African Diaspora Studies Department at the University of Texas at Austin. She specialises in eighteenthcentury British...
by Equiano Admin | Oct 8, 2020 | News & Events
John Blanke The Black Tudor Trumpeter Join us in celebrating of the life of John Blanke, the Black trumpeter, who served in the courts of Henry VII & Henry VIII. John is believed to be the first person of African descent in British history for whom we have both an...
by Equiano Admin | Aug 30, 2020 | News & Events
PHILLIS WHEATLEY (1753 – 1784) REMEMBERING HER LIFE AND TIMES From enslavement to becoming a businessman, explorer, community activist, abolitionist and best selling author, this event celebrates Equiano’s extra ordinary life. Date and Time: Tuesday 1st...
