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Which of the following statements concerning life after slavery is not true?

A. Most freedmen remained in the rural South.

B. Eager for an education, freed African Americans enrolled in schools by the thousands.

C. Former slaves avoided moving to the cities, which offered only segregation, poor housing, and low-paying jobs.

D. Some former slaves went west to start their own businesses, or to work as miners, soldiers, and cowboys.

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Tara Sanders

29 May, 11:15

3.

Which of the following statements concerning life after slavery is not true?

A. Most freedmen remained in the rural South.

B. Eager for an education, freed African Americans enrolled in schools by the thousands.

C. Former slaves avoided moving to the cities, which offered only segregation, poor housing, and low-paying jobs.

D. Some former slaves went west to start their own businesses, or to work as miners, soldiers, and cowboys.

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Yasmin · Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Cities, especially in the north were the most progressive places to be in America. Therefore, a former slave would have definitely chosen to move to a city if possible.

Shaylee Rivers · Answer 2

C. former slaves avoided moving to the cities which offered only segregation, poor housing, and low - paying jobs