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How did some former slaves, such as Robert Smalls, gain status during Reconstruction?
A.
They became the owners of small railroad and shipping corporations.
B.
They became wealthy by operating textile factories and cotton gins.
C.
They won election to political office and owned valuable properties.
D.
They served as the head of local police and firefighting departments.
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C. They won election to political office and owned valuable properties.
Robert Smalls famously seized the Confederate ship CSS Planter, later served in the U.S. Navy, was elected to the South Carolina legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives, and bought property (including his former master's house).
Robert Smalls famously seized the Confederate ship CSS Planter, later served in the U.S. Navy, was elected to the South Carolina legislature and to the U.S. House of Representatives, and bought property (including his former master's house).
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