The Diary of My Life in 1756, by: Olaudah Equiano
Dear Diary
Today was another interesting day. My friends and I went to our traditional tree to look out, yet another day, for kidnappers. To my surprise, I found some! It was up to me to alert the neighbor kids so that they could capture the man before our parents returned home. These foreign men were always trying to come over and steal us, most of the time we were able to group together to fight them off.
Dear Diary
It has finally happened, one of the most dreadful days of my life. My sister and I have both been seized by two men and a woman. They climbed right over our wall and took us before we could even begin to understand what was happening. They think they are so smart but they have no idea that I have been tracking the way they walk. I have been watching the way the sun rises and sets to know how to find my way home. My sister is so scared; it is extremely hard to calm her down when I myself am terrified about the outcome here. I am hiding this diary in hopes that I may put information on how to escape and return to my hometown.
Dear Diary
Just as I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. My sister has been torn from me; I have no idea where they have taken her. It has been days and I have not eaten anything except for what was forced. I can't believe all the things that are happening. It seems as if I am being sold quite frequently to others. As of now I am with a chieftain. They have all been nice but I am still continuing on with my plans to leave here and return home.
Dear Diary
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Oloudah Equiano's The Slave Trade. Olaudah Equiano was born in 1745 in an area of Africa which is now Nigeria. At the age of eleven, he was captured and brought into slavery. In his book, The Slave Trade, Equiano describes the slave trade during this time. He illustrates how he became a slave and how slaves were treated.
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