Slavery has been an issue in the world since ancient times, and in only the last one hundred and fifty years has it been done away with in our country. The way slaves were regarded was different according to the various cultures around the earth due to regional traditions and the goods that were produced in that area. The enslavement of the African Americans did not begin with the South Atlantic System; it existed in Africa’s own various native tribes for centuries. In The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano recalls the slave ....