Joanna Vassa

Joanna Vassa's memorial, re-erected in 2006

Joanna Vassa (/ˈvæsə/; 11 April 1795 – 10 March 1857) was the only surviving child of the former slave and anti-slavery campaigner Olaudah Equiano.[1] Her grave in Abney Park Cemetery, London, was given listed status in 2008[2] but little is known of her life.

  1. ^ Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery, Pan, 2006.
  2. ^ Historic England. "MONUMENT TO JOANNA VASSA IN ABNEY PARK CEMETERY, Hackney (1392851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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