Another extract from The Interesting Life Account of Gustavus Vassa

This is another extract from The Interesting Life Account of Gustavus Vassa .

I now wished for death , but soon two of the white men offered me food; and , on refusing to
eat , one of them held me fast by the hands , and tied my feet , while the other flogged me severely .

This was published in 1789.

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Slavery in British India - Bengal

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