SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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A letter written by a person who heard about the conditions on a slave ship.
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Rumors that Slave Trade were over exaggerated.
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A Social Studies text book chapter about the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
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The autobiography of an African captive named Olaudah Equiano.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Primary Source Citation: Equiano, Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By Himself. London, 1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -Equiano wrote his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, in 1789.
Detailed explanation-3: -An enslaved man who bought his freedom and wrote compellingly about his experiences, Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797) was an extraordinary man who became a prominent figure associated with the campaign to abolish the slave trade. Equiano was born in what is now Nigeria and sold into slavery aged 11.
Detailed explanation-4: -Written by Himself (London, 1789). In 1789, a middle-aged African-born man in London published The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, laying the foundations for new genres of literature and new ways of understanding the experiences of enslaved people.