Esquinos Narrative: Period Of Slavery

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I also agree that Esquinos’s Narrative was fascinating to read because he actually lived and experienced the period of slavery which made it more compelling. You made an interesting observation that Esquino mentions Oroonoko the Quackers of in the antislavery movement in the United States and Britain which makes sense. Reading your post really opened up my eyes to other possibilities that Oroonoko might have also been mentioned in the narrative. I enjoyed really reading your discussion post and overall it was

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