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when he was 11, he got kidnapped
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Henry Pascal, his new owner, renamed him Gustavus Vassa and baptized him. He also taught him how to read and write.
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Through 1758 to 1762 he served time in Virginia and England, owned by an officer of the British Royal Navy. This went through the French and Indian War.
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He is resold to a merchant in the West Indies in 1763. He worked on trading ships.
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He used the scraps of money he had acquired and bought his own freedom.
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he settled in England to campaign against slavery. While there, he helped organize multiple antislavery organizations.
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he died in London