As the child of a slave, William was encouraged to spend a lot of time with adult slaves other than his parents and even to call them aunts and uncles. Why was this?

A.
His parents were too busy to play with him.

B.
If his parents were sold away, he’d have an extended family.

C.
Slave owners liked slave children to have multiple sets of parents.

D.
If his parents ran away, they wouldn’t feel as guilty.