Read the excerpt from the bylaws of an early African American organization in Boston:
"We, the members of the African Society, of Boston, met... to behave ourselves as good, orderly, and peaceable members of society... and to support one another in sickness, and for a decent burial, and to assist the widows and orphans of deceased members."
— Laws of the African Society, 1796
Based on this excerpt, which of the following was a primary purpose of early Black mutual aid and fraternal societies in the United States?
- To provide community-funded social welfare, financial security, and mutual support for their members.Cevap
- BTo serve strictly as spiritual spaces that avoided addressing material, social, or economic needs.
- CTo coordinate the immediate emigration of free Black citizens to independent settlements in Africa.
- DTo act as official state agencies responsible for distributing government welfare to free Black communities.
Cevap
To provide community-funded social welfare, financial security, and mutual support for their members.
The correct answer is correct because the laws of the African Society explicitly state that members will support each other in sickness, fund decent burials, and assist widows and orphans, which demonstrates the primary purpose of providing community-funded social welfare and mutual support.
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Early Black mutual aid and fraternal societies were independent institutions created by African Americans to provide social welfare, financial support, and community assistance in the face of systemic exclusion and discrimination.
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