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question 17
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free blacks in the south
a lived mostly in urban centers
b developed an internal hierarchy favoring darker or \more african\ skin color.
c were primarily mulattoes.
d lived mostly in the upper south.
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Explanation:

• Option A: Free blacks in the South did not mostly live in urban centers. The South was more rural - based, and many free blacks faced restrictions that made it difficult to thrive in urban areas in large numbers.
• Option B: Free black communities in the South did not develop an internal hierarchy favoring darker skin color. In fact, there was often a color - based hierarchy that favored lighter - skinned individuals (mulattoes in some cases) as they might have had more access to education, property, and social mobility due to their often closer ties (through mixed - race heritage) to the white slave - holding class.
• Option C: While there were mulattoes among the free black population, they were not the primary group. The free black population was diverse, including those who were manumitted (freed) slaves of various skin colors and family backgrounds.
• Option D: Many free blacks in the South lived in the Upper South. States like Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware had relatively larger free black populations compared to the Deep South. This was due to a variety of factors such as earlier manumission trends (in some cases, as the economy in the Upper South was shifting from a more labor - intensive tobacco - based economy to other forms, and some slaveholders manumitted slaves), and a more diverse economic structure that allowed for a small but significant free black presence.

Answer:

D. lived mostly in the Upper South.