What marked Herman Melville as unique in mid-nineteenth-century America?
A) He was a white minstrel show performer who refused to wear blackface or portray black characters as dishonest or unintelligent.
B) He was an author who presented his black characters as stereotypes of happy, superstitious slaves.
C) He was an author who portrayed complex, heroic black characters.
D) He was an author who portrayed complex, strong women characters.
E) He invented the racist minstrel show character "Jim Crow."
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