Olaudah Equiano born in 1745, was a freed man, but brought into slavery. Olaudah was put on a slave ship across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. He was sold to whites by blacks. He lost hope of returning back to his country since it was his second time being kidnapped before being into slavery from Nigeria. He would become ill, refuse to eat, but will eventually be beaten for it. He feared the environment around him due not being used to water, but never attempt to escape. He would watch other slaves trying to escape from the ship as a result of hurting themselves and even beaten for not eating.
