The voyage starts the destructive process of the salve trade due to the treatment captured slaves endure until they reach their final destination. Equiano’s account gives the reader a description of the long sea voyage to the seaports. He describes how many captured people had shackles and forced to the bellows of the ship with no fresh air, water, or food. Since he was a child, he wore no shackles and was able to move about more freely. The smell was quite gruesome and he described his experience …show more content…
He bought his own freedom, pursued an education, and advocated for the abolishment of the slave trade. History is like many other Africans who were kidnapped and enslaved, but he was able to free himself unlike many other slaves. The interesting part about Equiano is that he adopted European culture, but still recognized his rich African roots even after he was stripped out of his culture during his enslavement. Equiano did not endure slavery as long as other slaves did, but his experiences drove him to be an abolitionist. In all, his narrative unlocked the destructive nature of the slave trade and described not only his experience, but also the experiences of everyone else involved and their