The mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other southern mulattos in that they
A) formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class.
B) were allowed to vote in city elections.
C) were descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution.
D) were immigrants from Haiti who fled their homeland in the 1790s.

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The mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile formed a distinct society of their own and had a recognized social class, which differentiated them from most other southern mulattos. They were also known as the free people of color and were generally of mixed African and European descent.

The Mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile Differed from Most