Slave Narrative One -- Olaudah Equiano 1789

[george7372]

This is so sad but, now we cant blame it on the "White man" because it is our own people (fellow afro-americans) that are tearing each other up, and killing one another. And we dont even care! All these young kids with no respect for anything, is just shamfull. But we keep blaming the "White man". Who's fault is it really.

[whozur1]

I'm going to use this for my university history course. I try to really focus on the parts of history that many college students haven't been exposed. Can't wait to show this so the students can relate it to their readings of Olaudah!

[tmclaughlin125]

Good video. I was very impressed UNTIL I saw the pictures of the KKK, Civil Rights violations of the 50's and 60's and Emmitt Till. I was under the impression this was a video about OLAUDAH EQUIANO. I will have to re-think using this for my 8th graders studying the Middle Passagr. Maybe toward the end of the year if we have time for Civil Rights.

[Leafyboy07]

@tmclaughlin125 Yeah sorry to disappoint you with the truth... what hardship is he referring to? If you can name something other than what black people have actually gone through then I'll change the ending.

[tmclaughlin125]

@Leafyboy07 This is a good video but not for the purpose I initially intended. I will use this one to show the Civil Rights atrocities toward the end of the year when we talk about MLK and the Civil Rights Movement. The video clip from Amistad is far better for my students learning about the Middle Passage. Check it out if you teach American History concerning the Middle Passage.

[assqueezer]

any time you study slavery those who kidnapped africans, make up the clan, violate rights, civil, human or moral, will ALL be white people. you cant get around it. and yhy your at it, check out the book entitled...

Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species (Colonial History) [Hardcover], which the for some reason wont show.

[Anointed012]

Duet 28.. !

[Ms4angel]

This film brings tears to my soul and my heart......how can man be so wicked...??? My God which is in heaven...hear our cry....and be swift...Amen...

[Ancupola]

The first slaves in Barbados were actually Irish people who were the victims of English imperialism. The Irish were then followed by Africans.

[MrJmchaffie]

Read the book Equianos Travels his story is quite fascinating and the whole story is not only alarming due to slavery but eyeopening as to the lives of people in the 17 and 18 hundreds very bizarre and strange. In Africa for example Equiano tells us of the elders in his village who cut there foreheads and pulled there skin upwards as a sing of respect. The description of the slave trade ships are cringemaking hard to keep reading if your faint hearted.

[RedPapaG]

Totally heart breaking when look at how wicked we are to our fellow man.......

[jsulova26]

what the heck is wrong with you idiots posting stuff on here??? lets be real.... first off seeing that the oldest bones were found in AFRICA.. that would tell me that the darker skinned folks would have been practicing slavery...second off Africans were practicing slavery hundreds of years B4 the Europeans landed in south Africa. So learn ya history B4 you start writing stupid stuff on here which makes you sound wayyy more ignorant than you already appear to be

[102936]

You do realize that this is the narrative of an English Slave, right?

[OUTOFGAS88]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO I READ THE BOOK CLASSIC SLAVE NARRITIVES YEARS AGO AND I STILL VISUALIZE THE EPISODE DEPICTED IN THIS CLIP TILL THIS DAY ,WE CAN LEARN ALOT FROM THIS MANS STORY.

[sabrom]

the slaves werent from africa they went through africa and sold off from all nations who conspired to enslave them as a people and therefore also written in deuteronomy also as the israelites and the most highs chosen people not the africans who were of the dark skinned race(ham)

[mercyshalom]

@sabrom yes u re right

[cooleyhigh]

@mddarch I never said anything about ReLigion

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

Humans are the scum of the Earth I swear. This is beyond screwed up.

[Retrogurl1]

Excellent

[Liberaljamoke]

I am considering using this clip in a unit about the Movement of Peoples in my 8th Grade classroom. One section will be about the movement of Africans into the Western Hemisphere. I plan to have students read a short section in which Equiano described his initial capture, followed by this clip, and then another short reading about reaching Barbadoes.

[Leafyboy07]

@Liberaljamoke That's Fine... I created it for that reason.

[dogblessamerica]

I have visited Equiano's daughter's grave. (Equiano was also known as Gustavus Vassa.)The inscription reads:

Near this Place Lies Interred

Anna Maria Vassa

Daughter of Gustavus Vassa, the African

She Died July 21 1797

Aged 4 Years

[shoneils]

@dogblessamerica Are u serious? where is she buried? Very sad

[dogblessamerica]

Should simple village rhymes attract thine eye,

Stranger, as thoughtfully thou passest by,

Know that there lies beside this humble stone

A child of colour haply not thine own.

Her father born of Afric's sun-burnt race,

Torn from his native field, ah foul disgrace:

Through various toils, at length to Britain came

[dogblessamerica]

Espoused, so Heaven ordain'd, an English dame,

And follow'd Christ; their hope two infants dear.

But one, a hapless orphan, slumbers here.

To bury her the village children came.

And dropp'd choice flowers, and lisp'd her early fame;

And some that lov'd her most, as if unblest,

Bedew'd with tears the white wreath on their breast;

But she is gone and dwells in that abode,

Where some of every clime shall joy in God.

[philex216]

this was a great video/narrative

[philex216]

this was a great video/narrative

[philex216]

this was a great video/narrative

[philex216]

this was a great video/narrative

[EmpoweredByKnowledge]

Incredible narrative. Thanks for this amazing document.

[YoungKato]

Great video brotha. I read that Equiano bio too.

Shalom

[Jrhynie]

As said before me, a truly great video.

[MistressDivine]

Great video

[UnderDaGroundAndMore]

Deuteronomy 28!

thks for sharing

[MistressDivine]

what is this Deuteronomy 28 the people that bought and enslaved us were Christians and used the bible to control us and make us submit in hopes we can serve them as slaves in heaven

[UnderDaGroundAndMore]

oh yeah? slaves in heaven... as an open minded bro I keep this in mind thks.

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God bless

[shoneils]

@MistressDivine u need to read ur bible again so u may have proper understanding. ,May i tell u that the bible belongs to we the Hebrews? We are the chosen tribe

[cooleyhigh]

The Most High is coming to free us. We belong to Him, He has not forgotten His choosen;Yes, choosen, Israel. Read Rev. 7. Soon and very soon we are going to see the KING

[shoneils]

@cooleyhigh Shalom!! Yahshuah will deliver we the Hebrews from these white gentiles!! Shalom!!

[Budgetgravy]

@cooleyhigh Fuck these religious kids are retarded. 

[wwjdfouryou]

Nicely done:)

Shalom and Blessings Yacob ,

Georgia

[HueyFreeman7]

I gotta get my material out there even more so after watching this video! Great job!!!

[Amunet369]

thanx for this upload

i will be showing 2 my children afterschool tody