THE CORRECT ANSWER IS D. THE END OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH STATES &#...

19. The correct answer is D.

The end of the second paragraph states "It is likely that the majority

of the remaining families descended from white women since they

first appear in court records in the mid-eighteenth century when

slaves could not be freed without legislative approval, and there is

no record of legislative approval for their emancipations." This

implies that the slaves were not free when they fathered children

with these white women. This is reflected in choice D.