Millions of Africans were transported across the Atlantic and sold into slavery in the Americas. Very few had the chance to describe their experience to the world. One who did was an African named Olaudah Equiano. He was of the Ibo people and lived in the kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria). He wrote an amazing autobiography that described his life's journey from freedom to slavery and back to freedom again.

Explore the remarkable life of Olaudah Equiano through his own words.