How do you think enslaved people felt when the families were broken up?

Slavery not only inhibited family formation but made stable, secure family life difficult if not impossible.A father might have one owner, his "wife" and children another.Family separation through sale was a constant threat.Many owners encouraged marriage to protect their investment in their slaves.Abolitionists attacked slavery by pointing to the harm it inflicted upon families.

Explanation:

It is c because it shows how the author is stating their own oppinion about the protagonist