The Popular Minstrel Show Help to Shape Public Perceptions of Blacks

question 12

Multiple Choice

The popular minstrel show help to shape public perceptions of blacks during the antebellum period because it

• A) accustomed white Americans to seeing blacks in public roles.
• B) helped to convince northerners that slavery should be abolished.
• C) show reinforced stereotypes of the black as stupid and clumsy.
• D) exposed middle class audiences to the beauties of African-American music.
• E) presented free blacks as suave and sophisticated urbanites.

Acknowledge the critical periods in language development and the evidence supporting this theory.

Understand the concepts of tax equity and tax efficiency.

Differentiate between progressive, proportional, and regressive taxes.

Recognize the potential trade-offs between equity and efficiency in tax systems.

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