Your Textbook Points Out That African American Ministers Were Powerful

Your textbook points out that African American ministers were powerful their local community.Which of the following is not a reason given for that power?

A) They had little education and the black church has a long history of anti-intellectualism.
B) They became representatives of their communities in political negotiations.
C) They developed leadership skills and were admired in the local communities for those skills.
D) Discrimination had limited access to other professional positions, so ministers were among the few professionals in the communities, thereby becoming the defacto community leaders.
E) The church was an important part of the black community-a major community center-so the head of the congregation was admired.