The essay “African Migration to Colonial America” claims that the Middle Passage represents black people’s “will to survive.” Does Olaudah Equiano’s first-hand account of the Middle Passage support or refute this claim? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

study of past cultures

0. how did the annual sum of their wages compare with the cost of tallow candles at potosí? tallow candles were 300,000 so for huancavelica it takes 3,000 years and for chaplains it took 350 years.11. compare the wages of the mita workers at potosí with the wages paid those amerindians (native americans) who freely hired themselves out? the amerindians made 3 to 4 times more than the mita workers.12. what do you conclude about these figures (6 – 9)? 2