Which of the Following Statements BEST Describes the Development of Free-Black

Which of the following statements BEST describes the development of free-black communities in the early United States?

A) Such communities were formed primarily around institutions,not neighborhoods.
B) Such communities were formed primarily around neighborhoods,not institutions.
C) Such communities were formed by both high rates of racial residential segregation and the establishment of black-run institutions.
D) Such communities generally failed to develop an identity which distinguished them from the neighboring white communities.