In what way was the South a paternalistic society during the days of slavery?

Paternalism is the belief that a person in authority acts like a parent toward people under their control. Slave owners used this idea to claim that they cared for enslaved people by providing food, shelter, and clothing, while also denying them freedom and responsibility for their own lives. That claim is the one described in choice C.

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