OLAUDAH EQUIANOS

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM

• He was taken from his home when he was 11.
• He was taken to be sold as a slave.
• Him and his sister were both taken

WHERE HE WAS FIRST A SLAVE

• He was a slave in west Africa for a short time
• He was parted from his sister
• His slave life wasn't that bad while in Africa
• He liked a couple of the people that owned him
• They treated him nicely

WHY HE WAS FORCED INTO SLAVERY

• People wanted slaves back then
• So people would kidnap people living in Africa
• Then they would sell the Africans to anyone who would buy them

HE WAS BROUGHT ON A SLAVE SHIP

• He wanted to die on the ship
• Life was terrible on the ship and he was beaten
• He thought the people on the ship were ghosts and would kill him
• Eventually made it to Barbados on the ship

FIRST FACT

• British military officer bought him and made him fight in the navy
• He was a seaman for 7 years and gained skills as a seaman
• I believe this helped olaudah for the future because it helped him later in life
• It helped him gain useful skills and educated him on stuff.

SECOND FACT

• Quaker merchant bought him next
• He worked his owners store and made money off it to buy his freedom
• I think this was a good thing that happened to olaudah
• He had it easy because all he really had to do was run the store
• He wasn't really hurt by his owner, and he made enough money to be a free man

THIRD FACT

• Now he was a free man and led exciting expeditions as a sailor
• Then he settled in England and worked as a musician and baber.
• I believe this is a good thing because he is free now
• He got to have a good life even though he was slave at first

FOURTH FACT

• In 1789 his autobiography was published
• This is a good thing I believe because it showed the hardships he went through
• This also got his story out and showed people how slavery was bad
• It could've helped end slavery sooner