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The latest news on the Equiano Project








 
  
EQUIANO'S EPIGRAMS: A NEW BOOK BY POET JOHN AGARD  (Post date : 23 AUGUST 2009//)  
 
Equiano's Epigrams, Poet John Agard's new book was published on 23 August 2009. It presents THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE in poetry.  
     
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A REVIEW OF THE EQUIANO MEMORIAL EVENT  (Post date : 11 FEBRUARY 2009//)  
 
MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATED TO OLAUDAH EQUIANO  
     
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A MEMORIAL TO OLAUDAH EQUIANO at ST MARGARET'S CHURCH, WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON  (Post date : 9 FEBRUARY 2009//)  
 
A memorial to Equiano was dedicated at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, London on 9 February 2009, exactly 250 years since his baptism under the name Gustavus Vassa, in the Church. Below is a link to a Report on the event. http://www.blackmentalhealth.org.uk/index.php?option=com_c  
 
     
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Equiano Exhibition Success  (Post date : 08/02/2008)  
 
Nearly 30,000 people visited the Equiano exhibition at BMAG, which closed on 13th January, making it the most popular free show at the Gas Hall in the last seven years.  
 
     
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Reading into the Life of Equiano  (Post date : 02/11/2007)  
 
A magnificent full colour book published to accompany the Equiano exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery  
     
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The Lessons of Olaudah Equiano  (Post date : 13/07/07)  
 
The life and times of one of the most inspirational characters of the 18th Century, Olaudah Equiano, the African is the subject of an informative and engaging Education Pack for secondary school children.

 

     
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Touring Exhibitions Launch  (Post date : 06/09/2007)  
 
The Equiano Projects touring exhibitions have gone out to their first venues and are now open to the public. The first exhibition opened at Dale House, part of Ironbridge Gorge Museum in Shropshire on Saturday, August 25th. The second exhibition went to the Quaker Meeting House on Bull Street in Birmingham on Saturday, September 1st. The initial reaction to the touring exhibitions has been very positive with over 700 vis  
 
     
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