Prior to 1860,free Blacks in the South

Prior to 1860,free blacks in the South

A) increased in number in the 1850s, as laws encouraged owners to free "surplus" slaves.
B) were required by law to leave the South.
C) were concentrated in the Deep South.
D) avoided urban centers such as New Orleans or Natchez, where they might attract attention.
E) occasionally attained wealth and prominence and owned slaves themselves.