The organization founded in Philadelphia in 1835 that embodied the quest for black self-improvement and the goal of reforming all of American society was:
A) the Pittsburgh African Education Society.
B) the American Missionary Association.
C) the American Moral Reform Society.
D) the American Home Missionary Society.
Answer: C
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