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34kurt
3 years ago
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Why did the author MOST likely use the words ‘a thin veil’ to describe how crimes are covered up? A) to emphasize the face of th

e savages B) to show the darkness of the nation’s sin C) to show how obvious the hypocrisy of religious slaveowners appeared to everyone D) to inform readers that slave owners used veils to cover the eyes of slaves when they transported them
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olasank [31]3 years ago
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 The purpose of a veil is to to hide something or to hinder that something can be clearly seen. And when people want to cover up their wrongdoings with an appearence of goodness, they are called hypocrites. By using the words '<em>a thin veil'</em>, the author's intention could be to  show how people see clearly the hypocrisy of the slaveowners.

Answer C.

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