In his personal narrative, Olaudah Equiano describes the conditions on board slave ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean: "This wretched situation was again aggravated by the g…

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In his personal narrative, Olaudah Equiano describes the conditions on board slave ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean:

"This wretched situation was again aggravated by the galling of the chains, now become insupportable; and the filth of the necessary tubs, into which the children often fell, and were almost suffocated."

Why does Equiano include details like these in his narrative?
A)He wants to cause alarm about the horror of the slave ship holds.
B)He wants to call for reforms of terrible ship conditions.
C)He wants slavers to stop separating loved ones during auctions.
D)He wants readers to make more effort to protect children.