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Olaudah Equiano, Arrival

Olaudah Equiano, describes his arrival in the West Indies in his autobiography:

When we arrived in Barbados (in the West Indies) many merchants...

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and planters came on board and examined us. We were then taken to the merchant’s yard, where we were all pent up together like sheep in a fold. On a signal the buyers rushed forward and chose those slaves they liked best.

The interesting life of Olaudah Equiano 1789
Subjects: History, Citizenship
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