Which of These Statements Describes the Status of African American

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements describes the status of African American women in the Reconstruction-era South?

• A) Most freedmen refused to allow their wives to work alongside them in the fields.
• B) In the Reconstruction-era South,freedwomen had the same rights and status as freedmen.
• C) Emancipation may have increased the subordination of African American women in the black household.
• D) Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life.

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