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DSST Civil War and Reconstruction

Category - Civil War

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Formerly enslaved women, including Harriet Jacobs, sought to draw attention to the sexual abuse inherent in slavery in order to:

  1. Urge white, Southern women to end family members' abuse of enslaved women.
  2. Illustrate that women should not fear speaking about sexual issues.
  3. Encourage interracial relationships.
  4. Demand changes in laws to have rape statutes apply to female slaves.
  5. Explain the presence of light-skinned African American children.
Explanation

Answer: A - When Harriet Jacobs approached the topic of sexual abuse, it was to draw the attention of white women as well as to further the abolitionist cause. Sexual abuse of enslaved women was commonplace and a topic that was rarely acknowledge. Jacobs' attention to this aspect of the women's experience in slavery was also to further highlight the immorality of slavery.

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