The Interesting Narrative Of Life Olaudah Equiano Summary

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano was written in the 1780’s about his life, trials, and successes as well as the lives of slaves and slavery in general. It was written through the eyes of a man who witnessed and experienced slavery first-hand and managed to buy his freedom. By the time he died in 1797, he was a free man, a published author, and was able to amass a large estate that was left to his daughter. He became a Methodist and was very outspoken in his opposition to the slave trade as well as slavery itself. One day, he would use his beliefs to secure his own freedom from bondage and as a means to try and end the slave trade and slavery overall.
During the eighteenth century, merchant ships from the Americas as well as Great Britain frequently visited Africa to capture and enslave people of that country. The global economy thrived on sea-going adventures and agricultural activities, and the white farmers and sailors were dependent on these dark-skinned people as a labor force for their livelihood. During this time period in history, many of these whites did not feel it to be morally wrong to enslave another group of people in order to have a steady workgroup. Olaudah Equiano, is known as Gustavus Vassa in his
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He asked what it was, and was told it was snow. He did not understand, but asked how it was used and who made it. He was told it was created by God in Heaven. He still did not understand, but after this experience he went to a church for the first time. He states “After this I went to church; and having never been at such a place before, I was again amazed at seeing and hearing the service. I asked all I could about it; and they gave me to understand it was worshipping God, who made us and all

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