freedom. Majority of the slaves died within serval years. However, there were a few slaves that were able to become free. One former slave named Olaudah Equiano, wrote “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa,” and Foner took an exert out of it and is named, “Olaudah Equiano on Slavery (1789)” in this it states how Olaudah Equiano was captured and sold onto slavery. He has firsthand knowledge on what happed since this is what happened to him. There could be reason to…
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