Olaudah Equiano Arrival and Sale

By Mick43152

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano arrives in Barbados

    Olaudah Equiano, along with his fellow slaves, arrives in Barbados.

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano is examined for his health

    Through methods such as jumping, slave examiners are able to determine whether Equiano is healthy.

  • Equiano and the others move to the Slave Market

    Olaudah Equiano and the other slaves are told to go to the yard of a merchant, where they would all be sold.

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano witnesses his fellow slaves being sold.

    When the slaves are ready to be sold, a signal is given before the 'buyers rush into the yard'. While Equiano witnesses the others being sold, he himself isn't sold.

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano is then shipped to America

    After waiting on the island for a few days, Olaudah Equiano is then shipped to Virginia in America.

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano begins work in Virginia.

    Equiano beings work in the plantations, working as a grass-weeder and stone-gatherer.

  • (Exact date unknown) Equiano is then sold to Captain Pascal

    Michael Henry Pascal, a Royal Navy lieutenant, takes a liking to Olaudah Equiano and makes a purchase of him.