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

Answer 1

Answer:

By accusing supporters of slavery of being ignorant and immoral.

Explanation:

Ottobah Cugoano's scathing and daring remarks on the issue of slavery are revealed in his "Thoughts and Sentiments". The book contains a personal opinion of slavery, refuting pro-slavery statements about how some slaves were sold by their own families, etc.

In the given excerpt from the book, Cugoana termed the whole thing barbaric and points out the "incumbent duty of all men of enlightened understanding", pressing for the system’s abolition. His demand includes the removal of the "base treatment" of the African Slaves, calling the system "[an] iniquitous traffic of slavery."

Through his scathing statements, Cugaona seemed to be accusing the supporters of slavery of being ignorant, immoral and called them "barbarians".