hardships. These hardships only made him a better man. Having to face slavery at such an early stage and years of abuse from various traders and owners had to have been psychologically damaging in some ways. Yet, he proved himself. He wanted the English people to know that someone born on a different continent could learn a different life and he demonstrated it. He saw so many people and witnessed so many events it boggles the mind. “…That almost every event of my life made an impression on my mind, and influenced my conduct.” He survived it all though. He lived the rest of his life as a servant in England where he preached his religious ways and fought for the abolition of his people, and he tried to put an end to the horrible treatment they received in the West Indies. Although Equiano never did see his people go free, his intentions were soon met and England abolished slavery and put and end to the slave trade. ...
