All of the Following Were True About Slave Marriages and Family

question 23

Multiple Choice

All of the following were true about slave marriages and family life EXCEPT:

• A) Slave marriages were rarely secure.
• B) One spouse was often sold, resulting in the breakup of the marriage.
• C) Few slaves experienced stable family lives.
• D) Black women's constant labor made them less equal to men than was the case of women in white society.

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