How does the reader know that the people in equiano’s village were aware of the dangers of the slave trade?
they kept slaves themselves.
they always stayed in groups.
they kept watch for kidnappers.
they made peace with their neighbors.

The reader knows that the people in Equiano’s village were aware of the dangers of the slave trade because they kept watch for kidnappers.

The blacks of Africa, especially the children were used to be kidnapped from their family and were sold as slaves. They were separated from their mother, father, and relations and sent off far places. Their real identities were erased and were given new names. They were punished in the most inhuman way because of simple reasons.

a omg *hides wit stranger*