Which of the following is an explanation for the absence of serious conflict between slaveholders and non- slaveholders in the antebellum South?
A) Nonslaveholders recognized and accepted the superiority of the planter class.
B) Despite their wealth and power, slaveholders did not expect special privileges.
C) They closely relied on each other economically.
D) A sense of shared racial superiority among whites muted class differences.

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A shared sense of racial superiority among whites helped to unify different social classes, reducing potential conflicts between slaveholders and non-slaveholders.

Which of the Following Is an Explanation for the Absence