For ardent abolitionists, what was the distinction between economic rights, to which they felt African Americans were entitled, and political rights, to which they felt African Americans were not entitled?
A) Economic rights were viewed as natural entitlements, but political rights were not.
B) Economic factors made money for the abolitionists whereas political factors did not.
C) Abolitionists believed that if economic freedom came first, then political freedom would, and should, follow.
D) Abolitionists believed that African Americans would never win political office and, therefore, should not have a right to vote.
E) Abolitionists did not believe that African Americans should have either economic or political rights.
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