What was the overriding contradiction during the pre-Revolutionary years that both whites and blacks observed during this period?
A) the contradiction between fighting for liberty and enforcing slavery
B) the contradiction between fighting for liberty and denying the right to vote for free blacks
C) the contradiction between Christianity and enforcing slavery
D) the contradiction between mob action and slaves running away from slaveholding families
Answer: A
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