What do the portraits of Edmonia Lewis and Frances Harper shown in Chapter 6 reveal about free blacks of the antebellum era?
A) Prominent free blacks scorned slavery and the entire southern population.
B) Prominent free blacks attempted to hide their wealth and status as they worked in antebellum cities.
C) Prominent free blacks dressed in professional attire and could afford to be photographed.
D) Prominent free blacks were often slaveholders in the South.
Answer: C
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