Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
My father, besides many slaves, had a numerous family, of which seven lived to grow up, including myself and sister, who was the only daughter.
What can we infer from this excerpt from Equiano’s autobiography?
Africans treated their slaves with the same respect as blood relatives.
All of Equiano’s family were slaves.
Equiano’s father was a respected man.
Owning slaves was a common practice among Africans.