The paternalistic ideology of the plantation elite
a. masked the harsher beliefs of rich planters concerning the inferiority of blacks and the importance of makingmoney
b. was nothing more than a myth advanced by southern writers.
c. was used to hide the belief by slaveowners that slavery was morally wrong.
d. was openly questioned by religious leaders in the South.
a
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