do you think equiano enlightened the public of his day about the accursed trade of slavery?

This is really asking for your opinion rather than mine but Equiano is famous for educating the masses about slavery. His autobiography is one of the most widely-read and well-regarded of the slave narrative genre. It was published in 1789, at a time when its author was well-known in English abolitionist circles. The work is now represented in a multitude of literary and historical anthologies, and has garnered significant critical attention in the centuries since its publication.