African Americans who held political office in southern Reconstruction governments generally
A. alienated whites by pushing for social equality and land reform.
B. manipulated the Freedmen's Bureau to impose unequal labor contracts on white planters.
C. were educated professionals, independent landowners, or otherwise from the ranks of black elites.
D. were more radical in their views than the black population at large.
Answer: C
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