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When the prophets prophesied, of whom did they speak? When they spoke of heathens, was it not the whites and others who were counted Gentiles? And I ask if all nations with the exception of the Jews were not counted heathens. The author of this passage was_______________?
Correct answer: D. An indentured servant
- A. A slave
- B. A Transcendentalist
- C. The son of itinerant actors
- D. An indentured servant
Explanation
The passage is associated with William Apess, a Native American Methodist writer who experienced indentured servitude as a child. His argument challenges the white claim that Native peoples were the only “heathens.”
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