Question

from thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species by quobna ottobah cugoano the kind exertions of many benevolent and humane gentlemen, against the iniquitous traffic of slavery and oppression, has been attended with much good to many, and must redound with great honor to themselves, to humanity and their country; their laudable endeavours have been productive of the most beneficent effects in preventing that savage barbarity from taking place in free countries at home. in this, as well as in many other respects, there is one class of people (whose virtues of probity and humanity are well known) who are worthy of universal approbation and imitation, because, like men of honor and humanity, they have jointly agreed to carry on no slavery and savage barbarity among them; and, since the last war, some mitigation of slavery has been obtained in some respective districts of america, though not in proportion to their own vaunted claims of freedom; but it is to be hoped, that they will yet go on to make a further and greater reformation. however, notwithstanding all that has been done and written against it, that brutish barbarity, and unparalelled injustice, is still carried on to a very great extent in the from letters of the late ignatius sancho, an african in these excerpts, how do both men use their personal histories to achieve their purpose? both men use their past experiences to show readers that they persevered and became accomplished readers and writers. both men use their personal histories to show readers the horrors and misery of being enslaved. both men share their past experiences to show readers that they are much smarter than the average person. both men share their personal stories to show readers that they are still having a very difficult time adjusting to european customs.

Explanation:

The excerpts are from works addressing slavery (by Cugoano and Sancho, an African). Their personal histories as formerly enslaved or related to slavery would logically be used to illustrate the suffering of enslavement, not to show writing/reading skills, superiority, or adjustment struggles. The other options misinterpret the purpose of sharing personal histories in anti - slavery texts.

Answer:

Both men use their personal histories to show readers the horrors and misery of being enslaved.