The Paternalistic Ideology of the Elite Plantation Class

The paternalistic ideology of the elite plantation class:

A) Masked the harsher beliefs of rich planters concerning the inferiority of blacks and the importance of making money
B) Was nothing more than a myth advanced by Southern writers
C) Was used to hide the belief by slaveowners that slavery was morally wrong
D) Was openly questioned by religious leaders in the antebellum South