Who is the author of this passage, which challenges racial discrimination and the denial of rights based on skin color, highlighting the hypocrisy of leaders who claim to uphold justice while perpetuating injustice?

Explanation

This excerpt is from William Apess, a Native American writer and activist who criticized racial injustice and the hypocrisy of those denying rights based on skin color. The other figures listed, while notable, are not associated with this specific critique.