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Arna Bontemps's "A Summer Tragedy" attacks the institution of________________?

Correct answer: A. Sharecropping.

  • A. Sharecropping.
  • B. Slavery.
  • C. Segregation.
  • D. Prostitution.

Explanation

The story exposes how sharecropping kept Black farmers trapped in debt and poverty after emancipation. It is not primarily an attack on slavery itself, segregation, or prostitution.

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