Answer:
D. "two of my wearied countrymen who were chained together (I was near them at the time), preferring death to such a life of misery" (Paragraph 13)
Step-by-step explanation:
Richard B. Joles' Let Them Speak provides an account of the slavery scene from different viewpoints, be it from the slaves, traders, or observers. These numerous accounts provide an insight into the experiences of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Among the given sentence excerpts from the text, option D provides or highlights the experience of the African slaves when they were brought to America. In Olaudah Equiano's memoir, the speaker/ author remembers "two of [his] wearied countrymen [who were] chained together". This shows how the slaves/ passengers were treated on their way to America.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.