CONCEPTS AND HISTORIOGRAPHIC DEBATE FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO (1745-1797)

Abstract

The text seeks to debate fundamental concepts regarding the History of Africa theme, above all, the debate around the concept of dependency/slavery and its possible transformations in the face of external influences and connections with other cultures, such as Islam and Christianity. This text was developed from the historical autobiographical source of Olaudah Equiano and through the methodology of Adalberto Marson (1984). The objective is focused on advancing the conceptual debate through Africanist historiography and is justified by the importance of advancing research regarding the regional profile of Igbo, since it was one of the regions that most exported slaves to the American continent, having as great contribution to the formation of the American cultural identity.