Read the following excerpt from William Still's *The Underground Railroad* (1872):
'The Vigilance Committee of Philadelphia, while it was in active operation, was a source of great comfort and aid to the fleeing bondman. It was the business of this Committee to receive, harbor, and feed the weary traveler, to pay his fare on the railroad, and to start him on his way to a land of freedom...'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the primary strategy employed by Northern Black vigilance committees during the anti-slavery movement?
- AOrganizing armed military conspiracies to launch large-scale revolts against Southern plantation owners.
- Providing direct, material aid and securing safe passage for self-emancipated individuals escaping enslavement.Cevap
- CEstablishing permanent, self-governing maroon communities in rural areas of the American South.
- DAdvocating for the immediate emigration and resettlement of all free and enslaved African Americans to West Africa.
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Providing direct, material aid and securing safe passage for self-emancipated individuals escaping enslavement.
The correct option is correct because the primary strategy of vigilance committees, as illustrated in the text by William Still, was providing material support (food, shelter, funds) to ensure the safety and escape of self-emancipated individuals along the Underground Railroad.
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The role of Northern Black vigilance committees in the Underground Railroad and their methods of direct aid.