Which of these statements describes the status of African American women in the Reconstruction-era South?
a. Most freedmen refused to allow their wives to work alongside them in the fields.
b. In the Reconstruction-era South, freedwomen had the same rights and status as freedmen.
c. Emancipation may have increased the subordination of African American women in the black household.
d. Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life.
d. Freedwomen valued their new right to marry legally and their opportunity to create a stable family life.
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A. a strong bond between women and men B. being an important economic contributor to the family C. a strong tradition of patriarchy, with devaluation of the female role D. emphasis on the individual over the collective