Southern whites reacted to free blacks by
A) educating them to be useful and responsible citizens.
B) viewing them as no possible threat to slavery.
C) wanting to be rid of them, but trying only half-heartedly to expel them.
D) strictly enforcing laws requiring free blacks to emigrate.

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Southern whites often viewed free blacks with suspicion and as a potential threat to the social order and institution of slavery. While there were various attitudes and policies towards free blacks, a common reaction was a desire to limit their presence and rights, though efforts to expel them were not always pursued with full vigor or effectiveness.

Southern Whites Reacted to Free Blacks by