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This 5 page paper considers the similarities and differences between the words of Olaudah Equiano and Frederick Douglas in their recollections of slavery and words concerning freedom. The words of Douglas are far more direct, but both authors have similar themes. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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lessons (Schaub 86). By looking back not only can the crime of slavery be appreciated as crime on humanity, but the different perception of freedom can be examined. To start
any study such as this the reader needs to begin with primarily texts, those that talk of slavery or freedom., One of the first accounts of slavery that was published
was The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. There are many examples of cruelty, one striking example is a seen experience,
where a female slave "was cruelly loaded with various kinds of iron machines, she had one particularly on her head, which locked her mouth so fast that she could scarcely
speak; and could not eat nor drink. I was much astonished and shocked at this contrivance, which I afterward learned was called the iron muzzle" (Equiano 91-92). Whislt not a
personal experience, this must have been a harrowing sight, especially when the person who inflicted this was the authors master. There are also many examples of power being use,
even simple evens such as the whim of a child requiring satisfaction form the slaves. When in Falmouth England the author is with a family with a young child, she
takes a liking to him and when "child cried so much after me that nothing could pacify her till I was sent for" (Equiano 108). This then gave Equiano some
advantages, such as eating with the girl whilst other slaves waited upon them both; "we used to eat together, and had servants to wait on us" (Equiano 108). However, this
was the result of the girls position and no increase on the slaves standing. Perhaps the most enlightening section of the account is that of last chapter where it
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