Olaudah+Equiano

=Olaudah Equiano =

Hi, I'm Olaudah Equiano. I was born in the late seventeenth century in Africa. I am the only surviving son of my parents, but I also have a little sister. Over the years I have become very close with my mother and I used to spend all my time with her. Ever since I was really little, my mother used to dress me up as a great warrior and would be so proud of me. All of my happiness disappeared when I was eleven years old. In that year, kidnappers would wait out for all the parents to leave and would take advantage of all the opportunities they got. They would make their way into houses and take the children away to live the life of slavery. One night, when only my little sister and I were home, two men and one woman managed to make their way up over my house's walls and break in. In that one moment, our lives were changed. The most horrible part for me was when I screamed as loud as I could for help but they all went unanswered because I had something tied around my mouth. After days of fighting, we were walked across this road which I believed I was very familiar with. As I tried to get away,they caught me and put my sister and I into large bags and just dragged us. I also tried starving myself so they would find me useless and let me go,but that didn't work. Now they force fed me. As my sister and I were finally separated, I knew it was almost as bad as it was going to get. I was now on a ship where I knew nobody, and had no idea where I was going. After being taken below deck and chained, I now not only felt like a slave,but a prisoner as well.