Olaudah Eqiano was born in 1745 in the village of Essaka, which is now considered eastern Nigeria. When he was eleven he was kidnapped from his home and sold into the evil world of slavery. The one part of his life that stuck out to me was the fact that he was an intelligent man who was able to make his way out of the environment of slavery. Olaudah was shipped over to the Americas after …showed first 75 words of 277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 277 total…of this idea. This man was another example of an African slave who sought his way out of a life of suffering. He had had it tough at times, but he made it out on top .He made a lot of money from a book he wrote and eventually died in 1797, an extremely wealthy man. He made his wealth from his book. He was also an inspiration for others protesting for the abolishment of slavery.