Which statement best describes how the situation depicted in Winslow Homer's painting A Visit from the Old Mistress accords with the myth of the Lost Cause?
A) The fact that the former mistress is alone belies the idea that Southern gentlemen were chivalrous and protective of ladies.
B) The equality between the African American women and their former mistress confirms the idea that whites and blacks alike supported the Confederacy.
C) The wariness of the African American women belies the idea that racial relations in the "Old South" had been harmonious.
D) The apparent prosperity of the African American women confirms the idea that they lived well when enslaved.
E) The graciousness of the former mistress confirms the idea that white Southerners were largely benevolent toward their slaves.
C
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