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.