Question

read the passage, then answer the question. choose the answer that best summarizes angelina grimké’s point.

• it is acceptable to have enslaved people if they were born into slavery.
• slavery is wrong whether the person was born into slavery or was purchased from africa.
• enslaved people prefer to be held in bondage.

in principle it is as sinful to hold a human being in bondage who has been born in carolina, as one who has been born in africa.
—angelina grimké, “an appeal to christian women of the south,” 1836
vocabulary support:
bondage means slavery.

Explanation:

Grimké states enslaving someone born in Carolina (enslaved from birth) is as sinful as enslaving someone born in Africa (enslaved via capture/purchase). This means slavery is unjust regardless of the enslaved person's origin or how they were enslaved.

Answer:

Slavery is wrong whether the person was born into slavery or was purchased from Africa.