![]() ![]() He tells them that, if they look around the world and think of themselves as superior, they should recall a Bible passage stating that God made all nations of men “of one blood. Equiano urges Europeans to remember that their ancestors were once as uncivilized as Africans, but that there’s no reason those ancestors should have been made slaves. ![]() Further oppressed by the burden of slavery, they are not treated as men. ![]() He argues that the “apparent inferiority” of Africans can much more persuasively be linked to their situation-since they are initially ignorant of Europeans’ customs and language-rather than to true difference. He hoped they would consider what the Bible had to say about their actions. Equiano called for the British government to live up to the ideals they had always promulgated concerning liberty, justice, and light. He hopes such an example might work against racism, since the minds of the Spaniards couldn’t have changed because of their complexions. The publication of Equianos narrative also played a role in this new phase of his life. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. Mitchell’s example of the Spaniards, who, since inhabiting the warmer parts of the Americas, have turned as dark as the native Indians. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. Equiano adds that he’ll leave the question of the different skin color between Eboan Africans and modern Jews to more learned men than himself. ![]()
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