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| Introduction |
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| Contact Information |
| History |
| Equiano's Biography |
| Equiano's Marriage |
| Equiano's Family |
| Local Events |
| March of the Abolitionists |
| Marriage Re-enactment |
| Equiano's Daughter |
| An Improving Town |
| Celebrating Equiano |
| National Events |
| 100 Great Black Britons |
| African Snow |
| Amazing Grace |
| Royal Mail Stamps |
| The Extraordinary Equiano |
| The Equiano Project |
| Resources |
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Abolition of Slavery Commemorative Stamps
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To coincide with the 200th Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on British Ships, The Royal Mail released a special collectors edition of stamps on 22nd March 2007 featuring six prominent abolitionists. The First Class stamp featured Abolitionists William Wilberforce & Olaudah Equiano, the 50p stamp featured Thomas Clarkson & Granville Sharp and the 72p stamp featured Hannah More & Ignatius Sancho.
