Question

Which of the following characteristic practices of slavery is described in the first paragraph of the selection from Frederick Douglass?

A.Children were whipped for looking at any of the Master's family without looking down at the ground.
B.Mothers and fathers were separated from their children early on so that they get no sense of family.
C.Children were sold as soon as they were old enough to work in the fields.
D. Older slaves were put to death when it was determined they could no longerwork effectively.