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The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African by Olaudah Equiano reads as earnest, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass cover
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass · 1845
Both explore slavery & freedom
83% genome match
Sold as a Slave cover
Sold as a Slave
Olaudah Equiano · 2007
Both explore slavery & freedom
76% genome match
Twelve years a slave cover
Twelve years a slave
Solomon Northup · 1853
Both explore slavery & freedom
83% genome match
Behind the scenes. By Elizabeth Keckley. Or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House. cover
Behind the scenes. By Elizabeth Keckley. Or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House.
Elizabeth Keckley · 1868
Both explore slavery & abolition
70% genome match
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin cover
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 1791
Same memoir feel
64% genome match
The bondwoman's narrative cover
The bondwoman's narrative
Hannah Crafts · 2002
Both explore slavery & freedom
67% genome match
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery cover
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
William Craft · 1860
Both explore slavery & freedom
67% genome match
The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. cover
The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. · 1998
Same nonfiction feel
64% genome match
The Biography of Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua cover
The Biography of Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua
Robin C. Law · 2001
Both explore slavery & freedom
65% genome match
A New England girlhood cover
A New England girlhood
Lucy Larcom · 1889
Same memoir feel
64% genome match
To Be a Slave (Plus) cover
To Be a Slave (Plus)
Julius Lester · 1968
Both explore slavery & freedom
60% genome match
Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad cover
Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad
Ann Lane Petry · 1955
Both explore slavery & freedom
60% genome match

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