Today it was a hard day being a tanner. I spent several hours moving hides from pit to pit. the pits were filled with ooze. I got bark off the trees by myself. I finished the leather. Tanning requires a lot of water, time, and patience. I soaked, stirred, and washed hides. I was stinky and smelly. I removed the hair by sweating the hide. I went home and saw my children Richard and Tristan.

Who is Olaudah Equiano

wrote one of the very few accounts of life as a slave
Was kidnapped at age 11 and freed
Earned his own freedom
Helped in the creation of the slave Trade Act 1801
Was part of Sons of Africa
honored as a holy man in the Anglican church
was a prominent abolitionist
his owner trusted him to run his business
Helped the poor
worked on his expeditions to free slaves in Britain

That is Olaudah Equiano