Equiano isnt the greatest mind of our time but of his own time. I think it was revolultionary to stand up against the idea of slavery. Slavery was the norm of that time, and to have a man stand against it is huge. Its big to suggest another idea...the idea of labor in africa. though this isnt the best idea due to the fact of possible exploitation of labor but its definetly a step up from slavery. But at the same time if you want to suggest a higher form of larbor, then why suggest the that you would put your ear to a book in hopes of learning something. Equiano seems to contradicy himself.
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