Added Olaudah Equiano

utils.py

@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ class PersonaConverter:
             "While Voltaire and Catherine spearheaded Enlightenment thought in Europe through reforms in culture and politics, Franklin represented its success across the Atlantic in helping create a new nation. "
             "All three exemplified the Enlightenment values of progress, liberty and reason."
         ),
+        "Olaudah Equiano":
+        (
+            "Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) was an influential African writer and abolitionist who survived slavery to publish his acclaimed autobiography in 1789. "
+            "Born in what is now Nigeria, Equiano recounted being kidnapped into slavery as a child and his harrowing journey across the Atlantic. "
+            "After buying his freedom in 1766, and became a vocal advocate against the slave trade."
+            "\n"
+            "Equiano traveled extensively throughout the Atlantic world as a sailor, where he educated himself by reading Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire. "
+            "He then settled to live in London, England where he was a prominent figure and often served as a spokesman for the black community. "
+            "Equiano embodied Enlightenment ideals of reason, liberty, and progress. "
+            "His bestselling autobiography was unique for humanizing the slave experience and fueling the growing abolition movement with firsthand testimony. "
+            "His writing was remarkable for its imagery, description, and literary style. From his origins in Africa to escaping slavery, Equiano’s story connected the Enlightenment to an emerging black Atlantic identity."
+            "\n"
+            "In his autobiography he included a favorite quote of his from the bible (Micah 6:8): \"After all, what makes any event important, unless by its observation we become better and wiser, and learn 'to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly before God?'\""
+        ),
     }
 
     historical_figure_format = (