Because in many cases a man who lived as a slave could not stop his master from beating his son or raping his daughter,fatherhood under slavery was denied in a way that:
A)reorganized fatherhood so that it was shared among black men under slavery in resistance to slaveholders
B)represented fatherhood as being undesirable for black men under slavery
C)all but completely eliminated the role of husband and father for most enslaved black men
D)triggered resistances and revolts amongst enslaved black men to object to the familial realities of slavery

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Because enslaved men could not protect their families from atrocities perpetrated by slaveholders, their role as husband and father was severely limited, if not completely eliminated. They were unable to fulfill the traditional roles of a father, leaving the family structure disrupted and disorganized. Therefore, option C is the closest to the truth.

Because in Many Cases a Man Who Lived as a Slave