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"That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?"

-African American minister's post-slavery response
The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing?

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whom freedmen should look to for leadership

whether freedmen should return to Africa or remain in the United States


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