Even though Thomas Mann's 1876 sculpture The Freedman's Memorial was mostly funded by former slaves, what conflicting message does this monument visually express?
A) Abraham Lincoln originally did not plan to emancipate slaves at the beginning of the Civil
War.
B) African Americans were portrayed as passive figures that played no role in gaining their
freedom.
C) The statue is located in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy.
D) The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves who were in areas of rebellion, not the
Border States.
B
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