Arthur Torrington talks at the grave of Joanna Vassa, daughter of Olaudah Equiano, in Abney Park Cemetery, London
Olaudah Equiano, slave name Gustavus Vassa, often called 'the African' was a remarkable figure in the fight to end slavery, writing a best-selling book in 1789. He had worked for and bought his freedom and lived an adventurous life before marrying an English woman and having two children. His younger daughter Joanna survived him, inheriting his estate. Although there is no record of where he was buried, her grave in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington has recently been re-discovered. Arthur Torrington, OBE, and secretary of the Equiano Society led a tour to it as a part of Black History month.
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Location: Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
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