Which of the Following Is True Concerning the Involvement of Free

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true concerning the involvement of free blacks in the abolitionist movement during the nation's earliest years?

• A) Free blacks established their own abolitionist societies through which they extended aid to fugitive slaves.
• B) Free blacks did not speak in favor of abolition until a minority of whites had advocated the immediate end to slavery.
• C) Free blacks, like antislavery whites, recognized William Lloyd Garrison as the nation's most representative abolitionist.
• D) Free blacks were too busy trying to cope with a racist society to become concerned with those still enslaved.

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