Question

why might publishers have refused to publish slave narratives in the years leading up to the American Civil War?

a. They feared the popularity of slave narratives was on the decline.

b. They were active slaveholders themselves,which created a conflict of interest.

c. They were intimidated by the thought of retribution from anti-abolitionists.

d. They knew many slave narratives at the time were fabricated and could not be certain which were factual.