Look closely at the phrase, "now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me." What is Equiano referring
to?
I was soon put down under the decks, and there I
received such a salutation (greeting] in my nostrils as I
had never experienced in my life: so that, with the
loathsomeness (horribleness) of the stench and crying
together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to
eat. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me;
but soon, to my grief, two of the white men offered me
eatables (food); and on my refusing to eat, one of them
held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the
windlass (a part of the ship), and tied my feet, while the
other flogged (whipped] me severely...
He hopes to find friends from home.
He hopes to be rescued
He hopes his friends will bring food,
He hopes to die

i think it's a)sparta

1960: wilma rudolph was the first woman to win three olympic gold medals in track and field at one olympic games. she was an american sprinter from tennessee, she was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world. she was among the most visible black women in america and abroad. she became a role model for black and female athletes. she was also known as a civil rights and women right's pioneer.

1973: billy jean king is an american former number one tennis player. she represented the united states in the federal cup and the wightman cup. for three years she was the usa's captain in the federation cup. she defends gender equality and has been a pioneer for equal and social justice. at the age of 29, she won "the battle of sexes" tennis match against the 55 year old bobby riggs. she was also the founder of women's tennis association and the women's sports foundation.  

1983: tamara mckinney becomes the first american female skier to win the alpine world cup overall championship top. she was the only american to hold that title for a quarter century until 2008.

1992: manon rhéaume, from canada,   becomes the only woman to start in a national hockey league game in an exhibition game for the tampa bay lightning . she played on the canada women's national ice hockey team winning gold medals in 1992 and 1994. and silver medals in 1998. manon marked the first time a woman appeared in a regular season professional game with her first appearance against the salt lake golden eagles.

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it granted civil rights to african americans.