Read the following excerpt from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano. Which aspect of the African slave trade is illustrated by this
passage?
At length, after many days travelling, during which I had
often changed masters, I got into the hands of a chieftain,
in a very pleasant country. This man had two wives and
some children, and they all used me extremely well, and
did all they could to comfort me; particularly the first wife,
who was something like my mother. Although I was a great
many days journey from my father's house, yet these
people spoke exactly the same language with us.

A. The African slave trade supplied slaves to Africans as well as
European colonists.
B. The treatment of African slaves was often uncomfortable and
unjust, but rarely violent.
C. African families were normally kept intact even when being
captured and enslaved.
D. Slave traders were mainly interested in capturing grown men who
could perform heavy labor.