In the Years Immediately Following Emancipation, the Freed People

question 12

Multiple Choice

In the years immediately following emancipation, the Freed people

• A) considered securing jobs and land to be their primary goals.
• B) preferred to work in gangs.
• C) showed little interest in establishing a traditional family life.
• D) showed little interest in acquiring an education.

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