"That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?"
-African American minister's post-slavery response
The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing?
I have narrowed it down to two answers either...
whom freedmen should look to for leadership
whether freedmen should return to Africa or remain in the United States