Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes African American marriage customs in the slave South?
A) The slaves on most plantations were related to each other because African custom gave preference to marriages between cousins.
B) Most African American marriage customs imitated those of white Christians.
C) Many slaves married and moved into their own cabins without their white owners' permission.
D) Many slave couples, following African custom, jumped over a broomstick in a public ceremony to signify their union.