Olaudah Equino: The Kidnapped Prince

The Kidnapped Prince

       Olaudah Equino was born in africa in 1746.   He lived in a village that believed in a fake god.  At a young age he and his sister were kidnapped.  Over the years they were sold again and again.  Olaudah became very sick and very depressed over the years. If you want to read about a man that will remind you of the difficulties faced to free slaves.  Then this is a book for you.  Olaudah is an inspirational man for sure.

Olaudah had only known a false god.  At a young age he joined a Captain on a ship.  The men on the ship started to teach him about Christ.  He became a faithful follower of Christ and continued to pray and believe in God through all of his troubles.

Olaudah never had the chance to go to school until one day he was purchased by a nice Master. He had a very hard adult life, and was a very good worker. He wanted to be free and finally had a master that said “pay me 46 pounds and you're free”.  He worked really fast and hard selling things. His master was sad that Olaudah found the money so fast.  

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There are so many things about Olaudah that make him an important person.

A few of them would be, he helped stop slavery and put a lot of faith in God.  He was also an extremely loyal person.  He always completed what he said he would, and worked hard to prove himself.   I really appreciate him for the hard work he put into proving slavery was wrong.  He was a encouragement to many slaves.  

   What I admire the most about Olaudah Equino is his faith.  He loved God and that got him through many challenges.   Like being beaten so bad he was almost half dead with no one to ask for help. I admire this the most because it shows  you how God can help your life.  I love how he didn’t know God at first but once he found him, He stuck with God through all that suffering.  That would be so hard to continue to be brave and believe when everything bad is happening around you.  I’m glad he was able to stay true to his beliefs.

    Olaudah was a little kid stolen and sold and sold again. He  always worked hard and never gave up on being a free man.  He kept trusting God when times were rough.  Then one day God answered his prayers.  It shows us to never give up on our dreams and to always trust in the Lord.   I think this man was a great brave fighting man that never gave up on his dreams.  Everyone should know about this amazing man and what he did for

slaves.