In The Selling of Joseph, Judge Samuel Sewell __________.

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In The Selling of Joseph, Judge Samuel Sewell questioned the enslavement of Africans and argued that it was inconsistent with Christian principles of equality and liberty. While he did not explicitly call for the immediate abolition of slavery, his criticisms of the practice were significant as he was a prominent and respected figure in colonial New England society. However, he did not specifically address the issue of whether Africans had souls, and while he disagreed with Cotton Mather's defense of slavery, he did not personally attack Mather.

In the Selling of Joseph, Judge Samuel Sewell __________