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...... As a slave to a naval officer, Equiano had some excellent opportunities to develop himself. In the first instance he broadened his horizons through travel and visited England. From there he was also able to visit the rest of Europe. With the help of his owner he also learnt to read and write at a school in London. (Olaudah Equiano: A Critical Biography) This was to prove invaluable to his later advancement and development
In the 1750s The Seven Years War was being fought between Britain and France. Equiano was involved in the war in both Canada and the Mediterranean. (Olaudah Equiano: A Critical Biography) After this period he was again sold as a slave to a Quaker by the name of Robert King. As he was by now relatively well educated, he was considered to be too valuable to work as a normal slave in the plantations and he was trained as a gauger, a person who calculates weights and measures......

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