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Olaudah Equiano's 1789 account details the brutal realities of the Middle Passage, emphasizing the overcrowded, unsanitary, and oppressive conditions faced by enslaved Africans. The text reveals the suffering endured due to poor ventilation, extreme heat, and restraints, highlighting the inhumane treatment by traders focused on profit. This source is particularly valuable for historians as it provides a firsthand perspective on the experiences of enslaved individuals during this dark chapter in history.

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Olaudah Equiano's 1789 account details the brutal realities of the Middle Passage, emphasizing the overcrowded, unsanitary, and oppressive conditions faced by enslaved Africans. The text reveals the suffering endured due to poor ventilation, extreme heat, and restraints, highlighting the inhumane treatment by traders focused on profit. This source is particularly valuable for historians as it provides a firsthand perspective on the experiences of enslaved individuals during this dark chapter in history.

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Source number Shows Reveals

Describe the key ideas/images What does the source reveal


in the text about the experiences of
enslaved Africans on the middle
passage?

Source 1 Olaudah Equiano’s 1789 account This excerpt describes the


describes the harsh conditions of overcrowded and unsanitary
the Middle Passage, where enslaved conditions aboard slave ships during
Africans endured overcrowding, filth, the Middle Passage, where poor
extreme heat, and poor sanitation, ventilation, heat, and restraints
leading to illness and death. He caused illness and discomfort for
highlights their suffering and the the enslaved individuals.
greed of traders who prioritized
profit over human lives.
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