What role do you think the black people on the slave ship had that equiano refers to ?

The black people who had brought Equiano on the slave ship were African slave traders. They would capture and kidnap people from villages and bring them to the European trade outposts along the coast. When a slave ship anchored on these coasts, they sold these captured and kidnapped men, women, and children to the European slave ship owners for a high price.

lee and grant, both of whom held the highest rank in their respective armies, had known each other slightly during the mexican-american war (1846-48) and began their dialogue by exchanging awkward personal inquiries. characteristically, grant had arrived in his mud-splattered field uniform while lee had turned out in full dress attire, complete with sash and sword.

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