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Pbs's Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography PrimaryPbs's Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography Primary
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PBS
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9th - 10th
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Pbs's Africans in America: Equiano's Autobiography

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Chapter two of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," the autobiography of a man abducted from Africa and forced into slavery before later obtaining his freedom. This chapter details his capture and eventual journey aboard a slave ship making the "Middle Passage" across the Atlantic Ocean.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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