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CofE parishes celebrate connection to Olaudah Equiano in Black History Month
['Staff Writer']
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Olaudah EquianoTwo Church of England parishes will be marking Black History Month by celebrating their connection to slavery abolitionist Olaudah Equiano.
His life will be honoured by Soham Parish Church in Cambridgeshire, which was where Equiano married his wife, Susannah Cullen, in 1792.
A memorial to the couple’s eldest daughter, Anna Maria Vassa, is located at St Andrew’s Chesterton, which will also be marking the life of Equiano.
St Andrew's is planning to install a new Equiano Family Window in the church.
The Rev Philip Lockley, Vicar of St Andrew’s, said, “The congregation are very proud of these links.