Equiano's experience was different from other on the ship in that:
It was the first significant slave story in what grew to be a vast literary genre.
However, Equiano's enslavement experience was significantly different from that of ordinary slaves;
- he did not participate in field work, but instead served his owners personally and
- traveled to sea, was taught to read and write, and worked in commerce.
Who is Equiano?
Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa for much of his life, was a writer and abolitionist from the Kingdom of Benin's Eboe area, according to his memoir.
As a kid, he was enslaved in Africa and sold as a slave to a Royal Navy commander in the Caribbean.
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