Plaque

Olaudah Equiano burial

Erection date: 15/6/2024

Inscription

In memory of Olaudah Equiano aka Gustavus Vassa.
Near this place which was part of the Whitfield Cemetery, Equiano was buried on 6 April 1797. Equiano was an enslaved African who bought his freedom. He went on to be a bestselling author and a prominent figure in the campaign to abolish the Transatlantic slave trade.
www.equiano.uk
Installed by the Equiano Society with the support of the Mayor of London, Camden Council and the American International Church in 2024.

Site: Olaudah Equiano burial (1 memorial)

W1, Tottenham Court Road, American International Church

The wall on which the plaque is mounted marks the boundary of the old graveyard.

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