What Did Major Martin Delaney Believe to Be MOST Important

question 80

Multiple Choice

What did Major Martin Delaney believe to be MOST important for freedmen to possess if they wanted to avoid becoming slaves again?

• A) education, so as to be qualified for the same types of jobs as white men
• B) voting rights, so as to have the ability to elect anti-slavery leaders in the South
• C) health, so as to have the energy necessary to combat day-to-day racial prejudice
• D) land, so as to become economically self-reliant as farmers
• E) civil equality, so as to open the possibility for better opportunities in the long term

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