The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun;
then moved back again toward slavery.
-W. E. B. DuBois,
1935
Which statement best summarizes the point made by
W. E. B. DuBois in this quotation?
O White Southerners made slavery legal again after
Reconstruction.
O Reconstruction failed to bring change to Black
people's lives.
O Black people were unable to escape the effects of
slavery.
The progress Black people made during
Reconstruction was later erased.