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Honors 10 English
Book Talk Posters
About Me
- Cordle
- I really enjoy reading great American and British literature. The poetry of Emily Dickinson is some of my favorite, along with the plays of William Shakespeare. I also enjoy American and British history and exploring the relationship of how the history of a certain time period is reflected in the literature from that same period.
After his life in Africa I thought it was interesting how he started to travel around trying to teach people how bad slavery was and convince them to stop purchasing slaves so that one day there would not be any more slavery.
ReplyDelete-Michael Wiginton
I learned much about the transition from old slavery to new slavery. I also learned the Equiano had many lucky breaks along his journey. Unlike most he had the chance to buy his freedom, and fight for what he beleived in.
ReplyDeleteGordon Studdard
I learned that the Middle Passage is part of a triangular trade in which Africans were taken to the New World by ship to be traded for manufactured goods.
ReplyDeleteOlaudah Equiano's life after his captivity in Africa he went on board the horrid slave ship where he saw many people beaten and killed. By this ship, he went to the New World and was able to work for his freedom.
- Nikki Garner
I learned that the Middle passage was a stage of triangular trade in which millions of slaves from Africa were taken to the New World by ship. Olaudah Equiano was a young man who was very involved in abolishing British salve trade. He eventually purchased his freedom and became a author and a public speaker.
ReplyDelete-Dana Dutton
In The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, I learned that the Middle Passage was a boat that the slaves were carried on from Africa to America, many got sick and died. Equiano earned his freedom by buying it. Also,after his captivity in Africa he moved to England and became the first anti-slavery advocate.
ReplyDelete- Korri Reese
Reading "The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano" informed me of many things about the middle passage. it was far worse on the slaves than i imagined. At least half of the slaves died before reaching America because of starvation, or being beaten to death. Olaudah on the other hand was extremely lucky and able to purchase his freedom. After he gained his freedom he became an abolitionist.
ReplyDelete-Austin Shields
In the middle passage, Olaudah Equiano was faced with hardships and tough times.During the middle passage over half the slaves died.The middle passage was part of the triangular trade system which africans were taken to the new world as slaves.
ReplyDeleteKara Edgil(;
The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano is a very interesting read. The story is written from a first had point of view, so we get Olaudah's actual expierience through the Middle Passage and of slave trade. To actually live through the Middle Passage and slave trade was a great accomplishment for Olaudah. The Middle passage would have been very hard to live through because of the harsh conditions slave traders put the slaves through. Even though Olaudah had to go through these tough times, he pushed on and life started looking up for him once he earned his freedom and moved to Erupoe to start a new life.
ReplyDelete-Dalton Waid
In the Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, I've learned that the hardships of slavery were archaic. During the middle passage slaves were taken to the new world over half of the slaves died. There,in the New World he bought his freedom and was a anti-slavery advocate.
ReplyDelete-Shannie Johnson
In The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano I learned about the Middle Passage. It was a horrible experience for Equiano and the other slaves. They were packed into the bottom of the boat transported from Africa to America. Many became sick and died. he was a slave in America for 10 years before he purchased his freedom from his master. Later he moved to Europe and became one of the first famous anti-slavery defender.
ReplyDelete-Shannon Pettus