Which of the following arguments of racial superiority did southerners use to justify the necessity for slavery?
A)Skull size was related to intellectual ability.
B)The ability to read was related to intellect.
C)Blacks were incapable of following complicated orders.
D)Blacks were not as physically developed as whites.

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Southerners used pseudoscientific arguments like phrenology, which falsely claimed that skull size and shape were indicators of intellectual ability, to justify racial superiority and the institution of slavery.

Which of the Following Arguments of Racial Superiority Did Southerners