Olaudah Equiano Civilized Culture

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The narrative of Olaudah Equiano entails the story of a journey of a man. He grew up in Eboe province of Africa, a home he describes with an established system of law and marriage comprised of dancers, singers, musicians, and poets. Where manners were mild and luxuries were few. In regards to religion, the people of Eboe believed in one Creator who resided in the sun, and was only present for major life events. Equiano encourages his readers to recognize this in comparison to European cultures, and understand civilized culture “is not confined to feature of colour”. The idea Equiano implied was that just because one is ignorant to another’s culture, doesn’t make them inferior, but rather just untaught, which is what the Africans were, upon

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