Enabling Slavery
... What this story really tells us is about how slavery is not wrong under certain conditions. ... Nowhere did he say that slavery is wrong or that all slaves should be freed. ... He did not think that slavery in itself was wrong. ... Equiano’s upbringing led him to believe that slavery was ok and that is why he never said that slavery should be abolished. ... ” This shows that he was used to slavery from a very early age. This helps to explain why he never really called for the abolition of slavery. ... The slavery in Africa was not so bad so there was no complaining about the rights or treatment of slaves. ... Throughout this, he never said that slavery was immoral or erroneous, just that the treatment that he and other slaves received was cruel and unjust. Equiano’s attitude towards slavery never seemed negative. ... As long as he was treated as he felt was fair his problems with slavery were minimal. If there were any doubts in the minds of the readers of this book as to whether or not Equiano bought into the slavery system, all questions are quelled when he buys himself towards the end of our reading.