aw says that if a slave or negro is killed under punishment from his master, no person whatsoever shall be liable to a fine; but if a person kills a slave for no reason then they get a fifteen pounds sterling fine. Equiano thinks slavery is the actions of savages, not Christians. He says slavery is unmerciful, unjust, and unwise. The injustice and insanity would shock the Mongolians. The slave trade is at war with the heart of man, slavery corrupts human kindness. Slavery spreads like a disease. "Slavery violates that first natural right of man kind, equality and independency." p.99 In 1763, Equiano got lucky and was allowed to help Captain Thomas Farmer on a sloop. Equiano sails between the West Indies and mainland American colonies trading goods. He sees himself as a Englishman through all the things he saw while on a ship, he became a stranger to terror. Equiano makes enough money trading goods so that on July 11, 1766, he buys his freedom. When his master accepted his money for his freedom and told him to get his manumission drawn up it was like a voice from heaven to him. It was a feeling of unutterable bliss . Although he now had his freedom he still sailed with his Captain and on one of the voyages on the way to Montserrat the Captain died. Equiano had to take control of the ship and sail home. This surprised many people and he obtained a new title, and was called Captain. Equiano was flattered to have the highest title any free man had in the place. In January of 1767, Equiano set sail for Georgia from Saint Eustatius with a new captain named William Phillips. On the way to Georgia they wrecked. Their ship hit a rock thanks to the captain not being able to navigate. When the ship wrecked the captain ordered the hatch to be nailed down so the slaves could not get out and way the life boat down. However, Equiano couldn't allow this to happen because the slaves surely would have drowned. Equiano saved all of the men'...
