Referring to the chapter feature, “The Global Record: An African Recalls the Horrors of the Slave Ship,” which of the following correctly describes the author of this historical record?
A) It was written 100 years after the slave trade had ended.
B) The author wrote of his experience as a slave trader.
C) The account remains one of the few written records by an African survivor of a slave ship.
D) At the time of the record, the author was an abolitionist leader in America
E) The author was born in the American colonies, where he eventually gained his freedom.
Ans: C
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