One of the functions of protest poetry was to________________?

African-American Literature 30/12/2020

A. Urge African Americans to fight their oppressors.
B. Encourage societies strive for equality for all.
C. Extol the virtues of living in the free North.
D. Argue that slavery was not so bad for everyone.

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