An Interesting "Fatal Characteristic" of Some White Abolitionists Such as William

question 41

Multiple Choice

An interesting "fatal characteristic" of some white abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, who published the abolitionist periodical The Liberator, was that

• A) they did not have the political clout to complete the task.
• B) these abolitionists were martyred for their beliefs.
• C) because they were white, many slaves did not trust them and would not cooperate.
• D) even these abolitionists, though opposed to slavery, did not believe that freed slaves should have the same full citizenship rights of white citizens.
• E) their work sparked outrage and ignited lynchings and other criminal acts.

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