Question

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.

It is therefore manifest, that something else ought yet to be done; and what is required, is evidently the incumbent duty of all men of enlightened understanding, and of every man that has any claim or affinity to the name of Christian, that the base treatment which the African Slaves undergo, ought to be abolished; and it is moreover evident, that the whole, or any part of that iniquitous traffic of slavery, can no where, or in any degree, be admitted, but among those who must eventually resign their own claim to any degree of sensibility and humanity, for that of barbarians.

How does Cugoano approach the topic of slavery in this excerpt?

by praising the many good Christians who are slaveholders
by claiming that enslaved people will be freed when they become Christians
by describing people who need to be enlightened
by accusing supporters of slavery of being ignorant and immoral

Answer 1

by accusing supporters of slavery of being ignorant and immoral

Cugoano condemns slavery and says anyone who accepts that "iniquitous traffic" gives up their claim to sensibility and humanity, appealing to "men of enlightened understanding" and Christians to abolish the practice.