Africans in America:
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When he was eleven years old, the coast of Africa was far from the coast of Africa, Olauda Ecuano was sold as a slave, then gained freedom, and in 1789 he published his widely read autobiographical I wrote. Vas Vassa, Africa
Equiano was the youngest child of the village chief, born in the wart of the Kingdom of Benin along the river Niger. He is "a mother's favorite person." His family traced the footsteps of his father, wanted to be the chieftain, the elders, and the judge. Like many other African countries, slavery is part of wart symbol. His family has slaves, but the threat of being kidnapped and becoming slaves to others also continues. As this happened one day, Equiano and his sisters are at home alone.
Two men and one woman caught the child. A few days later, Equino has parted from her sister. Every day, Equiano moves away from home every month, exchanging the master in the process. Early experience as Equiano 's slave was not all uncomfortable, and some families regarded Equiano as a member of the family. However, the handling of goodwill is coming to an end
After being abducted for six to seven months, Equiano was taken to the coast where he first encountered slave ships and white people.
Like all slaves, the passage in the middle of Equiano is a long and difficult nightmare. With his autobiography, he mentioned incredible conditions of slavery: "women's screams", "dying cockroaches", whips, whispers, motivation to commit suicide, and how to make their own people drown How to manage.
The ship finally reached Barbados, and the buyer bought most of the slaves. Young Equiano, however, has no buyer. In less than two weeks after arriving, he was transferred to British colony of Virginia state where it was purchased and transferred to work. Within a month, he had a new master - Michael Henry Pascal, the lieutenant of the British navy. Under Equiano's master over the next seven years, Equiano educates himself and moves to the UK to participate in boat tours around the world under the directions of Pascal.
In 1766, Eciano bought liberty. He traded on the West Indies and then found a job in London. In 1773, he took part in an exploration to explore the northwest waterway leading from the Arctic Circle to the Pacific Ocean.
After returning to the UK, Equiano became an active abolitionist. He talked about the cruel behavior of the British slave owner. He opposed the British slave trade. He worked hard in order to settle the liberated slave again
Since 1700, as ethnic slavery spread from the Virginia to the southern part of agriculture, the number of Africans entering the United States has increased dramatically and continued through the 18th century. Approximately 430,000 Africans arrived at 13 US colonies, and as time went on, the slave population of the United States increased almost tenfold through the birth of slavery. In the last quarter of the 18th century, wealthy Virginia farmers used slave labor in diverse agricultural systems. The slave Africans also worked as a skilled craftworker in the country and the capital, Williamsburg. Many people are also doing housework at a wealthy white Virginia home.
European slave traders brought numerous African slaves to the United States by voyage. By the 16th century, Spain and Portugal allowed the African slaves to work in African colonies such as Cape Verde, the Azores, and even Latin America. In the next century Britain, France, the Netherlands joined the slave trade. Eventually, about 11 million Africans were brought to the Caribbean, the Americas by European settlers. The European and American abolitionists protested the inhumane treatment of African slaves, which led to the abolition of slave trade in the second half of the 18th century. Because of the labor shortage, European settlers developed a new workforce using contract slavery. The contract employee agreed to sign a contract with a European colonizer