Asked by Brigid Mwango on May 12, 2024
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Olaudah Equiano
A) wrote the eighteenth century's most widely read autobiographical account of a slave's own experiences.
B) was popular with Europeans for telling them that their culture was far superior to that of Africans like himself.
C) demonstrated in his writings that he perfectly fit the stereotype that blacks were savages incapable of becoming civilized.
D) led several Central American slave insurrections before his death that prevented the plantation system from entering the region.
E) was one of the few children of African-American and Native American descent ever to be the chief of his Indian tribe.
Olaudah Equiano
An African writer and abolitionist who was enslaved as a child, bought his freedom, and wrote an autobiography detailing his experiences.
Eighteenth Century
The century that spans from January 1, 1701, to December 31, 1800, marked by significant events including the Enlightenment, the American Revolutionary War, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
- Acknowledge the existence and impact of Olaudah Equiano in relation to the institution of slavery.
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- Acknowledge the existence and impact of Olaudah Equiano in relation to the institution of slavery.
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