Many of these great men were slaveholders; but they did not let self interest blind them to the evils of the system. –“Professor Hedrick’s Defence,”
October 4, 1856

Why does Hedrick make the point that "many of these great men were slaveholders”?

to show that being slaveholders turned even great leaders into evil ones
to show that even some slaveholders opposed slavery
to show that slavery was a just practice and should continue
to show that even great leaders were afraid to stand up against slavery

This excerpt demonstrates a character vs. self conflict because paul describes read the excerpt from the land. "cassie, you know 'bout mitchell? " i asked her. "course i know about mitchell," she answered. "why're you letting him beat up on you? " "i'm not letting himl" exclaimed in outrage. "you thinking i'm liking him beating up on me? " "well, if you're not, you'd better make him stop." "well, i'm trying." "well, you'd better try harder." "i've tried fighting back, but he's too strong. thing is, i don't know how to stop him." his personal struggle with how to handle mitchell. his struggle to get cassie to him with mitchell. his conversation with cassie about handling mitchell. his interactions with both cassie and mitchell. mark this and return save and exit next submit

Which of the choices below best describes columbus initial interaction with taino people

What is the meaning of the phrase “bear ’t”? what word is left out between the words but and few?