Compare And Contrast Benjamin Banneker And Olaudah Equiano

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Olaudah Equiano and Benjamin Banneker were two witers.Who had literature that was a form of protest.Olaudah Equiano potestered slavery in his literature.Benjamin Benneker also protested slavery in his literature.The difference was that in the writings of Olauah he mostly protest the treatment of slaves.On the other hand Benjamin protest the fact that lavery is not-human & should be abolished. Olaudah Equiano was a was captured in African to become a slave.At the time the occurred Olaudah was eleven years old.In his literature he protested the mistreatment of slaves.In the story Olaudah explains how poorly slaves were treated on the ship.Many slaves that were under the ship died from starvation & many disesase,heat,and the result of laying

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