What Role Did the Black Convention Movement Play in the Abolitionist

question 39

Multiple Choice

What role did the Black Convention Movement play in the abolitionist movement?

• A) It had no role at all, since whites cracked down on the organization and refused to allow it to meet.
• B) It was a very conservative force, arguing that white supremacy should be acceptable if whites were kind to blacks.
• C) It called for violent uprisings to slaughter slaveholders in the South.
• D) It provided a forum for antislavery ideas and the development of black leadership.

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