James Birney represents the extent to which abolitionism had become part of the public conversation because he ___________
A) was a white man who helped lead a slave uprising
B) advanced a bill banning slavery through the House of Representatives
C) ran for president as an antislavery candidate
D) was a southern governor who opposed the continuance of slavery in his state
Answer: C
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