Question

thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of th
brutish barbarity, and unparallelled injustice, is still carried on to a
very great extent in the colonies, and with an avidity as insidious,
cruel and oppressive as ever. the longer that men continue in the
practice of evil and wickedness, they grow the more abandoned; for
nothing in history can equal the barbarity and cruelty of the tortures
and murders committed under various pretences in modern slavery,
except the annals of the inquisition and the bloody edicts of popish
massacres.

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 . . . .

but it would be needless to arrange an history of all the base
treatment which the african slaves are subjected to, in order to shew
the exceeding wickedness and evil of that insidious traffic, as the
whole may easily appear in every part, and at every view, to be
wholly and totally inimical to every idea of justice, equity, reason and
humanity. what i intend to advance against that evil, criminal and
this question has two parts. first, answer part 1. then, answer part
2.

part 1

which belief is explicitly stated in this excerpt?

efforts to end slavery in certain places have
been successful.

the effects of enslavement are felt even
after people are freed.

slavery is the worst form of oppression
taking place in the world today.

the gentlemen who enslave others have
been inappropriately honored

Explanation:

The excerpt states that "nothing in history can equal the barbarity and cruelty of the tortures and murders committed under various pretences in modern slavery, except the annals of the Inquisition and the bloody edicts of Popish massacres", implying slavery is the worst form of oppression currently. Other options: no mention of ending slavery success (first option), no info on post - enslavement effects (second option), and no content about honoring enslavers (fourth option).

Answer:

Slavery is the worst form of oppression taking place in the world today.