Which of the following statements about South Carolina politician Robert Brown Elliott is LEAST accurate?
a. For two years he served as speaker of the state’s legislature.
b. He was elected as the state’s attorney general.
c. He rose to prominence despite having been born a slave on a South Carolina plantation.
d. He lost political power as Reconstruction came to an end and died in poverty.
c. He rose to prominence despite having been born a slave on a South Carolina plantation.
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