These Ethiopians, as black as they are; seeing they are the Sons and Daughters of the First Adam, the Brethren and Sister of the
Last ADAM, and the Offspring of GOD; They ought to be treated with a Respect agreeable. What does Sewall assert in this excerpt from The Selling of Joseph?
What Sewall is asserting in this excerpt from<em> The Selling of Joseph</em> is that a) People of African descent are sons and daughters of Adam and should be treated respectfully.
What Sewall is trying to explain is that Ethiopians have also been created by God. In that way, the author states that we are all equal, regardless of the color of our skin and; therefore, we all share the same rights. For that reason, we should always be polite and considerate with each other. <em>The Selling of Joseph </em>by Samuel Sewall is considered the the first anti-slavery tract.
He stands half in and half out of the world; he is the men, But he cannot see below Fuji The shore the color of sky; he is the wave, he stretches <span>His claws against strangers</span>
