Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments. However, notwithstanding all that has been done and written against it, that brut
ish barbarity, and unparalelled injustice, is still carried on to a very great extent in the colonies, and with an avidity as insidious, cruel and oppressive as ever. What inference about Cugoano’s beliefs is most supported by this excerpt? Cugoano believes that slavery does not have to be cruel and oppressive. Cugoano believes that slavery needs to be abolished in the colonies. Cugoano believes that more people need to speak out against slavery. Cugoano believes that more writers need to write about slavery.
Answer: B) Cugoano believes that slavery needs to be abolished in the colonies.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from "Thoughts and Sentiments" we can see the description of the Cugoano's strong opinion about slavery in the colonies, he expresses that despite all that has been done against it, it continues and is as cruel and oppressive as ever. Based in that excerpt we can infer that Cugoano strongly believes that slavery needs to be abolished in the colonies.
