Most plantation mistresses kept their opinions on issues to themselves,but the diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut echoed most women in railing against
A) miscegenation.
B) racial discrimination.
C) the institution of slavery.
D) the South's lack of public schools.

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Mary Boykin Chesnut was a defender of slavery and echoed the views of most plantation mistresses in her condemnation of miscegenation. She writes extensively about her disgust towards interracial relationships and the potential for racial mixing to dilute the purity of the white race.

Most Plantation Mistresses Kept Their Opinions on Issues to Themselves,but