Question

Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. “That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?” —African American minister’s post-slavery response. The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing? A. what method of transportation African Americans should use to escape slavery B. Lincoln’s emancipation policy C. whom freedmen should look to for leadership D. whether freedmen should return to Africa or remain in

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question: What issue is the minister in the preceding excerpt addressing is: C: Who freedmen should look to for leadership.

Step-by-step explanation:

After the end of slavery, within the states that had been at war during the Civil War, through the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the big questions was, whether real changes would take place. And concern for many, especially abolitionists and activist in favor of rights for African Americans, was, that the now freed men could be persuaded to support or choose, under pressure, especially in the South, leaders that would in some way, further the cause of slavery, in indirect ways. In this excerpt, what this minister is thus trying to do, is to show people, most likely his African American congregation, that it is of utmost importance for them to choose leaders wisely, lest they suddenly become supporters of furthering slavery, or supporting the violation of the rights of freed slaves.