How does Samuel Jennings portray African Americans in his painting Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences?
A) as active participants in democracy
B) as eager to flee the Americas
C) as grateful for, but not agents of, their own freedom
D) as folk yearning for education
E) as artists and musicians in the tradition of the ancients
Ans: C) as grateful for, but not agents of, their own freedom
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A) National Recovery Administration B) Public Works Administration C) Civilian Conservation Corps D) Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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