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Why were African American spies so effective in collecting black dispatches in Confederate territory?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.

OA. They were trusted by many Confederate generals to take critical information to the frontlines.

B. They were able to set up listening posts all along the Confederate coastline.

OC. African Americans could easily disguise themselves as servants, laborers or other enslaved people, and thus did not arouse

suspicion.

OD. They understood the practices and strategies of the Confederate armies better than most in the Union Army.

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Answer:Union officers got so many valuable pieces of intelligence from slaves that the reports were put in the special category “Black Dispatches.” By ...

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