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In 1880Frederick Douglass said "to the freedman was given the machinery of liberty , but there was denied to them the steam to put it into motion...The old master class... retained power to starve them to death, and wherever this power is held there is the power of slavery"
Which of the following best explains this statement?
A, The ex -masters continued to treat newly- freed men like slaves.
B, The industrialization of the South prevented ex-slaves from prospering as much as whites
C, Freedmen who were given new farm equipment did much better financially than white landowners
D, Although freedmen had been given the right to votethey still had little economic independence