Dance In Olaudah Equiano

The story of Olaudah Equiano and his people went through a lot throughout the time of the 18th Century. Africans faced, “the part of Africa, known by the name of Guinea, to which the trade for slaves is carried on, extends along the coast above 3400 miles, from the Senegal to Angola, and includes a variety of kingdoms.” This is where it first started the business of slavery and selling and buying slaves for them to work for their owners. During this time men and women had to face different types of punishment from adultery and other types of reasons to put them to death, execution, but if the woman had a baby they were often spared to stay with their child. African’s displayed there different types of traditions through weddings, friends, public

To these succeed the married women, who dance in the second division. The young men occupy the third; and the maidens the fourth.” Being able to explain what significance is behind each dance from different genders, and the reasons behind the dance they do for that specific division. In the religion each division represents some interesting/important scene of real life, such as a great achievement, domestic employment, a pathetic story or some rural sport. The dance is important to them because they know what all they been through to give them the reason to start doing the dance, being able to express themselves as they feel pain or happiness in the inside. His people had to go through hurt and pain as well as have some of their own love ones out their family go out and fight in the war. They knew how to use firearms, bows and arrows, broad two-edged swords, javelins, and shields which covered a man from head to toe to help them be prepared for battle. Everybody using the weapons were taught how to use them, even women were considered warriors, and had to march strong out to help fight along with the

Slaves were being beat, sold, and raped by their owners to the point that slaves started to committing suicide because of the lifestyle they were living. Africans always had to fight for their life and come together as one to be able to overcome slavery and take up for their love ones, before they were separated and sold. Many women around this time had to leave and separate from their children mainly because the children were able to be sold as well around this time to whoever family wanted to come pay the price for the child. Africans didn’t really just fight in war unless was sent to do so, they were mostly being held captive as a slave and working in the fields, kitchen, and for sexual reasons as