Which of the Following Statements BEST Describes Educational Opportunities Available

Which of the following statements BEST describes educational opportunities available to blacks in the southern states?

A) Despite an extensive system of public education for white children,black children were given no formal educational opportunities.
B) Throughout the South,the formal education of blacks,whether free or enslaved,was prohibited by law.
C) Because of the larger black population in the South,educational opportunities there were actually much greater than they were in the northern states.
D) Although the South lacked public schools,a small number of private institutions offered educational opportunities to blacks,especially in cities.