Question 5 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1
This passage is from the testimony of Henry Adams, a formerly enslaved man who testified before the Senate in 1880 about the treatment he encountered after emancipation. Which statement best describes why Henry Adams was beaten?
Answer
A
He was attempting to travel to Shreveport without a pass.
B
The white men were threatened by his status as a freedman.