Which of the following statements about slaves running away from their masters is LEAST accurate?
a. Slaves sometimes ran off after a master’s death, either to escape being sold off or to take advantage of a confused period in the slaveholding household.
b. Slaves often ran off in search of family members from whom they had been separated.
c. In order to maintain an aura of authority, masters rarely issued public notices when their slaves ran away, and southern society generally ignored the problem.
d. For some slaves, running away was a tactic used to escape punishment or to extort concessions from their masters.
c. In order to maintain an aura of authority, masters rarely issued public notices when their slaves ran away, and southern society generally ignored the problem.
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